The animal world vision in 17th Century Spain: The Covarrubias Bestiary

In the seventeenth century the animal world was still conceived under a moralistic and symbolic perspective. Animals were matched with human vices and virtues, a legacy of medieval conceptions initiated with the Physiologus. This paper explores the animal world view in seventeenth century Spain, bas...

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Main Author: Arturo Morgado García
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2011-11-01
Series:Cuadernos de Historia Moderna
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CHMO/article/view/37357