{"product_id":"unicorn-the-mythical-beast-in-art","title":"Unicorn: The Mythical Beast in Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Béatrice de Chancel-Bardelot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnicorn: The Mythical Beast in Art follows the unicorn’s place in visual culture from the ancient world to the present. Rather than treating it only as a familiar fantasy creature, the book considers its symbolism in art, religion, literature and the history of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssays by art and cultural historians examine manuscripts, altarpieces, sculpture, tapestries and later works by artists such as Arnold Böcklin, René Magritte and Rebecca Horn. The selection brings Western and non-European traditions into a wide-ranging illustrated account of a long-lived myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e270 colour illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback edition with a dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher \/ imprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prestel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBook size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 × 24 cm (H × W)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy \u0026amp; Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nationwide Book Distributors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52419965321252,"sku":"9783791376127","price":135.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/9783791376127.jpg?v=1790634928","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/unicorn-the-mythical-beast-in-art","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}