| Gargoyles, fantastic bestiaries and legendary monsters recall the world in ancient times when myths were predominant. |
| The Peterborough Bestiary is among the most sumptuously decorated extant bestiaries. |
| In medieval bestiaries the whale mistaken for an island is usually equated with the devil, who lures the unwary from the safety of their ship, the church. |
| Today, more than 20 works have been illustrated by Alain Thomas, including several tales for children, monographs, bestiaries and books for bibliophiles. |
| The position of Cain killing Abel echoes that of a wild beast on its prey, a scene commonly represented in medieval bestiaries. |
| The numerous manuscripts of medieval bestiaries ultimately are derived from the Greek Physiologus, a text compiled by an unknown author before the middle of the 2nd century ad. |
