Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
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Chimera (architecture) — An otter chimera Used in describing an architectural feature, chimera means a fantastic, mythical or grotesque figure used for decorative purposes. Chimerae are often described as gargoyles. Used correctly, the term gargoyle refers to mostly… … Wikipedia
baboon — baboonish, adj. /ba boohn / or, esp. Brit., /beuh /, n. 1. any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail. 2. a coarse,… … Universalium
Anthropophagi — Man eaters believed to live in distant regions of the world; part of the exotica which filled the medieval imagination for want of real knowledge. [< Gr. anthropophagos = anthropos = man + phagos = eating] Cf. Babewyn … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Baber-lipped — Thick lipped. Cf. Babery; Babewyn … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Babery — Grotesque images used as decoration in architecture, also in illuminated MSS. Today, we call them gargoyles . [< MdEngl. babywynrie] Cf. Babewyn … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Bagwyn — Her. An imaginary creature resembling an antelope but with the tail of a horse and horns grown over the ears. Cf. Babewyn … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Bestiary — The illustrated bestiary, depicting real and imagined creatures, is a distinctive medieval construct. Bestiaries first appeared in England in the 12c and were derived ultimately from a Greek text, the Physiologus, from 4c Alexandria. They display … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Blemmya — One of the many kinds of monster found in the margins of illuminated MSS or in cathedrals. Blemmyae were creatures somewhat like human beings, except they lacked heads: their eyes and mouths were on the chest. The name is taken from a people of… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Cynocephalus — Creature much like a human being save for its head, which was that of a dog. Such monsters decorated the margins of *illuminated MSS. Cf. Babewyn; Bestiary … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
