Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-564).
1. The hunter's art and mythology -- 2. Animal art in the ancient near east -- 3. Animal art in the civilizations of Greece and Rome -- 4. Barbaric animal styles -- 5. The Carolingian Renaissance -- 6. Late Anglo-Saxon animal art : the "Caedmon" and "Aelfric" manuscripts -- 7. Germany, France and Spain, c. 950-1050; the apocalyptic tradition -- 8. Byzantium and Italy -- 9. Romanesque and early Gothic animal art -- 10. The scientific revival and the beast fables -- 11. English animal art of the later Middle Ages -- 12. Continental animal art of the later Middle Ages.