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Bestiary provides manuscripts, encyclopedia entries, and bibliography about animals and bestiary traditions.
About Bestiary
Bestiary.ca gathers information about the Medieval Bestiary and its antecedents and the medieval view of animals, both fabulous and real. The beast list covers bestiaries, the Physiologus, medieval encyclopedias and related sources. It excludes non-European beasts unless they underlie Western beast legends.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Alphabetic index sorted by common beast name
- Cross-reference with Latin names, spelling variants and alternate names
- Category grouping by medieval classification such as mammal, bird and fish
Best for: Medieval scholars and anyone else with an interest in the Middle Ages.
Bestiary at a glance
- Website
- bestiary.ca/beasts.htm
- Category
- Education & Learning › History & Humanities
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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