Description
Ardennes Bestiary
Animals in the collective imagination. From the Gallo-Romans to the present day
The catalogue accompanying the 2006 exhibition provides an overview of the main animal figures found in art and literature, as well as in religious rites of protection, within the territory of the former Duchy of Luxembourg. It highlights the importance and significance of the presence of animals in the collective imagination and in religious and symbolic language from antiquity to the present day, from the worship of the Gallo-Roman god Intarabus to the Libramont Fair, via the legends of Saints Hubert and Remacle. It also discusses the mermaid Melusine, the founding myth of the Luxembourgish nation, and the wild boar, a symbol of identity for the Ardennes and the province of Luxembourg.
Further information
| Weight | 1,220 kg |
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| Dimensions | 29,7 × 21 × 2 cm |
| Number of pages | 320 |
