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omnis mundi creatura quasi liber et pictura nobis est et speculum del mondo ogni creatura è un libro e una pittura e uno specchio per noi Alanus ab Insulis (1128-1202) l’uccello • Space for flying • God-bird 1 • God-bird 2 • God-bird 3 • Chinese magpies • Persian thrust in Budapest • Uccello armeno a Venezia • canari bird in London • Owl above the olive trees • Waiting for you, comrade bird l’usignolo • Sephardic nightingales • Singing for the second time • Singing for the third time • The prisoner’s romance • The zorzal • Morning bird il gallo • The rooster is crowing • Crowing for the second time il corvo • Grow a crow il piccione • Piccione urbano a Praga la farfalla • Heavenly and earthly love la tigre • Tiger’s Year in Budapest • Paper tiger i dodici animali • The great circle of time • Circular time

il cane • Dogs of God • The Trastevere’s dog • Lupus in tabula • Dogtours • Dogs of Sant Antoni • Sailor dogs • Semiramis’ dogs • Estonian military dogs • Dog on board • Frat dogs of Istanbul • Double-tailed dogs in Palma • Basket l’orso • Bear cub • Bear hunting • Hunter’s equipment • The bear fires back • Bear ceremony in Moscow • Wandering bear • The Bear King • Little and Great Bear • Wine to the Two Bears • The two envious bear cubs • The Hungarian and his bear • Bear cave • Fox Tale il lione • The educated lion • Lioness in Odesa • The lion’s tail • Double-tailed lion e l’agnello • Agnus Dei capre del mondo! • Gorgan • Chongqing • Mallorca, West • Mallorca, North • Mallorca, South • Istanbul • The Holy Land • The Goat Island l’asino • Bookmobile la scimmia • Monkey’s love • Kill King Kong! la volpe • Fox Tale • The fox and the cheese • The fox and the mouse

il gatto • Muska • Yoshka • Hero cats of Leningrad • The Muromtsev Dacha • Cat funerals • Chinese cats • Cats in Mallorca • Cat in Cantabria • Argentine cats • The Cat Bride • Man with a Cat • The wind-swept spirit • Il pianeta dei gatti il coniglio • Rabbit in the moon • Year of the rabbit l’elefante • Czech elephant • Chinese elephant • Argentine elephant • Portuguese elephant • Nazi elephant il rinoceronte • 0. Rhinocerology • 1. The Pope’s rhinoceros • 2. Rhino on the reverse • 3. The first litter • 4. The truth suppressed • 5. A distant relative • Bookmobile il drago/serpente/coccodrillo • Dragon invasion • Hidden dragons • Terra Sancta • Dragon anatomy • Il serpente sugli affissi politici • Il dragone di Shaun Tan a Venezia • Blogger il pesce • Little and big fishes • The big fish la balena • Leviathan, or, The whale il mostro • Pantagruel’s monsters • The monster of Anatolia la formica • Ant marries il grillo/la cavalletta • Like the cicada • Winter grasshoppers l’insetto • Apotheosis of the bookworm