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"Medieval bestiaries" as a book category refers to works—original manuscripts, translations, scholarly editions, and modern recreations—based on the medieval tradition of compiling descriptions and illustrations of animals, both real and fantastical, accompanied by moralizing or allegorical interpretations. Rooted in texts like the Physiologus and flourishing in 12th–14th century illuminated codices, bestiaries blend natural history, folklore, theology, and symbolism: entries typically describe an animal’s habits and then derive a Christian moral or spiritual lesson for readers and preachers. As a genre, it covers richly illustrated art-historical volumes, literary studies on symbolism and reception, facsimiles of medieval codices, and contemporary works inspired by the form, appealing to readers interested in medieval art, religion, folklore, and the history of science.

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