Natural History of Unicorns

Chris Lavers

RRP: £18.99

Publisher: GRANTA BOOKS

Publication Date : 01/01/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A lively quest for the real animals that gave rise to the myth of the unicorn, by a leading natural historian. The beast has origins all over the world, from the plateaus of India to the jungles of Africa, and has enjoyed a changing status over the years, from ass to religious symbol, but is the myth based on superstition or science?

Publisher's description:

For two and a half thousand years, unicorns have inspired, enchanted and eluded humanity. The beast appears in Old Testament texts and Greek and Roman natural histories; Christians adopted it as a symbol of Christ, the middle-ages as a symbol of courtly love.

ISBN: 9781847080622