MODE (Heinz). Demons and Mythical Creatures. - Lot 241

MODE (Heinz). Demons and Mythical Creatures. Paris, Librairie G. Kogan, Aux Quais de Paris, circa 1977. Large quarto, publisher’s hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. An important work devoted to depictions of demons, monsters, and mythical creatures in civilizations around the world. Heinz Mode, an art historian and specialist in comparative mythology, brings together here a vast iconographic corpus drawn from European, Asian, African, Oceanic, and Native American traditions. The book explores the world of dragons, chimeras, griffins, protective spirits, infernal demons, and hybrid beings that have populated religious and artistic imaginations since antiquity. The scholarly texts are accompanied by abundant color and black-and-white illustrations, featuring sculptures, masks, ritual objects, paintings, and manuscripts from public and private collections. A classic reference for the study of the fantastical bestiary and symbolic beliefs across cultures. Condition Very good copy with an illustrated dust jacket.