In this project I would like to explore the way different animal species have been portrayed in folklore, legends and mythology - comparing and contrasting this to their representation in field guides and science.
I would also like to research the artworks accompanying these different portrayals - from the fantastical child-like egg tempera paintings in medieval bestiaries to the painstaking, anatomically correct woodcuts from later nature books. I would like to find a way at combing the best of these two styles and mindsets to create illustrations which are at the same time feasible and magical.
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