Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters Coloring Book

by A.G. Smith and A.G. Smith

Throughout history artists have portrayed bizarre, unearthly creatures from the dark side of the imagination. The Middle Ages was a particularly prolific era for such depictions. This remarkable coloring book features dozens of mythical animals and monsters.
Lurking within the pages of this fabulous bestiary are 45 extraordinary images, waiting to be brought to vivid life with crayons or other coloring media by inspired artists of all ages. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486400549
• ISBN13: 9780486400549
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

great for all ages

This book gives you a look at what people from the dark ages thought went bump in the night. It offers some great works from the masters and student love it. This work well for any October unit and harry potter related lesson plans.

Great pictures and inspiration

This is a great idea book,I do glass painting,polymer clay and this is a great book for ideas and mixing parts:)..B.W.

The Pictures are taken from Real Objects

I love gargoyles, and thought this coloring book would be great to trace for making stained glass pictures. When I received the book, there is a word or two at the bottom of each picture telling where the creature came from...a large Church in France, the Book of Kells, etc. Not only do you enjoy coloring the pages, you learn a little history too.

Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters

Dozens of mythical animals rendered by artists such as Dürer and da Vinci appear in this remarkable collection. Black-and-white illustrations include 45 finely detailed, skillfully adapted images of dragons, winged dogs, demons, lions, griffins, a bull, unicorn, eagle, and various other grotesques from The Book of Kells, medieval architecture, other sources.

BEAUTIFUL picturs!!!

If you are looking for a book with beautiful picturs of medievel monsers this is a great book for you!!! no color or facts on the monster but who cares there best picturs I have seen!!!