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Author:   A L McClanan
Publisher:   Reaktion Books
Imprint:   Reaktion Books
ISBN:  

9781789148466

ISBN 10:   1789148464
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 What is a Griffin? Early Examples from Ancient West Asia 2 Golden Griffins of Ancient Greece: From Image to Word 3 Sacred Griffins: Divine Companions, Psychopomps and Retributive Justice 4 Drinking with Griffins 5 The Art of War: Weaponizing Griffins 6 Griffins on the Move: Nomadic Visual Cultures of Central Asia and Europe 7 Guardian Griffins 8 Griffins of Distinction: Byzantine and Sasanian Palace Settings 9 Celestial Griffins: Radiance, Flight and Heavenly Companions 10 Encircling Griffins: Mapping the Influence of a Motif 11 Griffins Marking Death and Transcendence 12 Moralizing Griffins 13 Making Their Mark with Griffins: From Heraldry to Visual Branding 14 Adventures with Griffins 15 Modern Wonders: The Griffin Imagery of Carroll and Rowling Epilogue References Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

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"""An excellent study that examines the griffin in its widest sense. . . . Concise as well as authoritative.""--Juliette Wood, author of ""Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore"""

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A. L. McClanan is Professor of Art History at Portland State University, Oregon. Her publications include Representations of Early Byzantine Empresses: Image and Empire (2003).

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