The Bestiary influence can be exemplified by the Libro de los Gatos. This last one is an anonymous compilation of exempla Castilian (1350-1400), which includes the observations of the animal life that coincide with those gathered from different medieval bestiaries. Such book is linked to the act of preaching, since it facilitates its use while lecturing. An allegoric explanation of each exemplum can be found in the Libro de los Gatos, just as it was done by some Bestiaries and the Physiologus. In this occasion, I conduct an analysis of the birds that appear in the «Enxienplo de la abobilla con el rruy-sennor» (XLII) from a symbolic oriental and occidental perspective. - [Abstract]

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