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This document discusses a medieval bestiary that classified animals and explored their symbolic meanings. The author argues that the bestiary aimed to develop a comprehensive taxonomy of creatures by drawing on diverse sources of knowledge about their physical traits, behaviors, uses, and moral/spiritual significance. While past scholars viewed the physical and symbolic aspects as competing interests, the author proposes they worked together to construct a unified understanding of God

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Fungus

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