A collection of allegorical tales about animals (and some plants) that was widely read in medieval Europe. In Latin it is called "liber bestiarium." It includes imaginary animals such as unicorns, and while describing their forms, behavior, and habits, it teaches lessons on faith and life, and satirizes human nature. It has been translated not only into modern European languages, but also into Arabic, Ethiopic, and other languages. Its origins lie in the Greek document "physiologos," which is said to have been created in Alexandria around the 2nd century. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
中世ヨーロッパで広く読まれた動物(一部は植物)についての寓意譚集。ラテン語では〈リベル・ベスティアリウムliber bestiarium〉という。ユニコーンのような空想上の動物を含み,それらの形態,行動,習性を語りながら信仰や人生の教訓を与え,人間の諸性質を風刺する読物として,ヨーロッパ近代諸語のみならず,アラビア語,エチオピア語などにも翻訳された。起源は2世紀ごろアレクサンドリアで成立したといわれるギリシア語文献〈フュシオロゴスphysiologos〉にある。
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