I would appreciate if anyone could suggest a bestiary that presents classic monsters, such as vampires, witches (as evil - or not - mythical creatures), arachnids monsters etc., and/or mythical creatures from different cultures, times and religions, as well as from Literature and pop culture. It must have scientific backing or, at least, be consolidated.
Thank you in advance!
The National Art Museum of Catalonia (Spain), located in Barcelona, has an excellent library about this specific subject... Here you have the link of the different publications about bestiaries they have on its library. There are also some online publications and other resources, including a video about it:
https://www.museunacional.cat/en/topic-guide-bestiary
The catalan region has an awesome medieval bestiari indeed.
Hello Marinara,
I can suggest some recent literature:
Beconytė, G., Eismontaitė, A., & Žemaitienė, J. (2014). Mythical creatures of Europe. Journal of Maps, 10(1), 53-60. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17445647.2013.867544
Christopher, N. (2014). The Hidden: A Compendium of Arctic Giants, Dwarves, Gnomes, Trolls, Faeries, and Other Fantastic Beings from Inuit Oral History. Inhabit Media Incorporated.
Strassberg, R. E. (2002) A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. University of California Press.
Sekien, T.; Alt, M. and Yoda, H. eds. (2017) Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien. Dover Publications, New York.
Bhairav, J. F. and Khanna, R. (2020) Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India. Blaft Publications, Chennai.
Kushnir D. (2020), Creatures of Slavic Myth. Blurb
For historical research, I use Michel Pastoureau, Bestiaires du Moyen Âge. Paris: Seuil, 2011. For a more present-day iconic perspective, I call Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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