ONE UNICORN, at 48 pages with elaborate full-color illustrations,
transforms Medieval unicorn mythology into a fairytale of innocence
lost and regained in love's eternal cycle. In the thirtieth year of
his reign, a kind king gets a sad mystical prophecy: he cannot
protect his beloved young daughter's innocence. The next day, that
princess finds a perfect flower, whose thorn-prick brings her first
tears. From a droplet of her blood and her teardrop, materializes a
unicorn. She secretly meets that loving unicorn until her first lie
ends her innocence and leads to his killing by waiting hunters.
Ultimately, a unicorn returns to her own daughter, after the
princess becomes queen. Unicorns appear in ancient Greek writings,
in the Judeo-Christian Bible, and in heraldry. Most famous are
Medieval images, epitomized by two sets of tapestries depicting a
pure maiden and the hunted unicorn, having overtones of holy
martyrdom. Seven such tapestries are in the Cloisters collection of
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York. Another six
unicorn tapestries are in the Musee de Cluny in Paris, France. The
author and illustrator, GALE COOPER, is a Harvard educated, M.D.
psychiatrist, who has written and illustrated other books on
fantasy, animal anatomy, and human interest; and has written both
fiction and non-fiction books on the Old West. Other Books by the
Author: Unicorn Moon; Meerly A. Bair; Inside Animals; Introduction
to Animal Anatomy; Anatomy of the Frog; Anatomy of the Guinea Pig;
Joseph Naiman and his Family; Animal People; Joy of the Birds: A
Novel; Billy and Paulita: A Novel; Billy the Kid's Writings, Words,
and Wit; MegaHoax: The Strange Plot to Exhume Billy the Kid and
Become President; Billy the Kid's Pretenders: Brushy Bill and John
Miller; and Pardon for Billy the Kid: An Analysis.
General
| Imprint: |
Gelcour Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2013 |
| First published: |
June 2013 |
| Authors: |
Gale Cooper
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
50 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-9845054-7-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
|
| LSN: |
0-9845054-7-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780984505470 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
bundle available
