Title: Mythical beasts /
Authors: Cherry, John F.
Publisher: Published for the trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Animals, Mythical.; Animals, Mythical, in art
Abstract: The work is based entirely on examples of animals depicted in a wide range of objects within the British Museum's collections.
Contents: Introduction / John Cherry -- Dragons / Sheila R. Canby -- Unicorns / John Cherry -- Griffins / Peter Armour -- Sphinxes / Henrietta McCalll -- Half-human creatures / Helen King -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.