{"title":"The Bestiary Beasts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedieval monks made beautifully illustrated encylopedias of all the known animals in the world, these were called bestiaries. However, the monks had to use their imaginations and scant descriptions to paint the many creatures they had never seen, leading to wonderful whimsical results. These paintings have inspired this range of miniatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the medieval world, all animals were classed as either: beasts, fish, serpents, birds or worms. This led to some interesting outcomes, check out the hippopotamus, a horse (beast) that goes in the water (fish).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"medieval-bestiary-beasts","title":"Medieval Bestiary Beasts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree miniatures inspired by the marvellous minds of medieval monks in their bestiaries. 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