Bibliophile paperback by Rudolf Süss and Margarete Malter (208 pages), also one of my favorite books. The inscription above the winged turtle on the title page "cunctando propero" means "without hesitation I hurry". However, the creature is by no means always a lucky charm, but for example among the ancient Egyptians it was an opponent of the god of light Re, or in early Christianity it stood for darkness or the underworld. In the sum of myths, fairy tales and poems as well as many unusual illustrations and drawings, the authors have "composed an idiosyncratic declaration of love for this primeval animal". Alexander Lauterwasser also quotes the two writers in his work "The Secret of the Turtle". [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Non-fiction books   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany | Similar pieces