Mythical beasts /
edited by John Cherry.
- San Francisco : Pomegranate Artbooks in association with British Museum Press, [1995].
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index.
Introduction - John Cherry. Dragons - Sheila R. Canby. Unicorns - John Cherry. Griffins - Peter Armour. Sphinxes - Henrietta McCall. Half-human creatures - Helen King. Glossary. Bibliography
'Written by a group of scholars and illustrated throughout, this book draws on a wide variety of sources to illuminate the roles that mythical beasts have played in many different cultures, showing why they have retained their appeal through the ages.'