Une Histoire symbolique du Moyen-Age occidental. Histoire Premier ouvrage d'ensemble sur les

Premier ouvrage d'ensemble sur les objets d'orfèvrerie gallo-romaine trouvés en Gaule

not only line for line

A hallucinatory sublime

in the footsteps of captivating peoples

Une Histoire symbolique du Moyen-Age occidental. Histoire Premier ouvrage d'ensemble sur lesThis book takes the reader through varied terrain: animal trials, the mythology of trees, the bestiary of fables, the history of chess, the symbolism of colors, the origin of coats of arms, the iconography of Judas, the legend of King Arthur and that of Ivanhoe. Throughout this journey, Michel Pastoureau forcefully emphasizes how the history of animals and plants, of colors and images, of signs and dreams, far from being opposed to social, economic or