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Hilary Knight “The Mermaid” (undated) Source
“…an illustration for an unrealized book of imaginary beings conceived with his mother, Katharine Sturges Knight.”
“Flower Fairy” (1965) Source
“Black Sphynx” Source
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Hilary Knight “The Mermaid” (undated) Source
“…an illustration for an unrealized book of imaginary beings conceived with his mother, Katharine Sturges Knight.”
“Flower Fairy” (1965) Source
“Black Sphynx” Source
Kafka's Animal [JohnnyCago, DeviantArt, 2009]
Grotesque fantasy beast. Neuw GrottesskenBuch. 1610.
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06.12.17 L'Escarboucle En Amérique du Sud, au XVII siècle, les conquistadores espagnols donnèrent ce nom à un animal mystérieux -- mystérieux car personne ne l'avait jamais vu d'assez près pour savoir s'il s'agissait d'un oiseau ou d'un mamifère, s'il avait des plumes ou s'il était velu. Le prêtre-poète Martin del Barco Centenera, qui dit en avoir vu au Paraguay, le décrit dans son ouvrage Argentina (1602) simplement comme "un minuscule animal ayant sur la tête un miroir brillant comme un morceau de charbon incandescent". Un autre conquistador,Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, associe ce miroir de lumière brillant dans l'obscurité -- qu'il aperçut à deux reprises dans le détroit de Magellan -- à la pierre précieuse qu'on supposait être cachée dans le cerveau des dragons. Borges, Le livre des êtres imaginaires Illustration : Behemut https://nuunfanzine.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/nuun.pdf
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Physics Curiosa. 1667
Gaspar Schott’s Physics Curiosa is a densely illustrated encyclopedia of animals some of which exist and others which are reported to exist or had once existed. Of the twelve books half are comprised of miraculous beings, many illustrated and explained by the creations of Angels, Specters, Demons, and un-natural magic. The second half is more marvels of nature, mostly existing exotic animals,…
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TOVE JANSSON Moominland Midwinter
There are such a lot of things that have no place in summer and autumn and spring. Everything that’s a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of night animals and people that don’t fit in with others and that nobody really believes in. They keep out of the way all the year. And then when everything’s quiet and white and the nights are long and most people are asleep—then they appear.