Table of Contents

Introduction: Approaching Monsters Past Present Ideal Bodies (Il)Legibility Creating Monsters Imagining Cosmos Epilogue

Reviews

An insightful and overdue study that will pave the way for future research. * SPECULUM *
[An] excellent work. ... Ambrose's scholarly contribution is fundamental to the progression of the study of Romanesque sculpture. * MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
Profound and intellectually wide-ranging. ... A book that offers both a fresh and profound perspective on monsters and a superb, original, perspective on the current state of the field and some of its central questions. * BURLINGTON MAGAZINE *
Fascinating. To the wonderful sculptures on which the author focuses, he brings knowledge and sound judgment. -- Christopher Howse * DAILY TELEGRAPH *