B. Gál Edit – Veres Gábor szerk.: Agria 47. (Az Egri Múzeum Évkönyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2011)

Kriston Vízi József: Mindennapi és csudás élővilág Esterházy Pál nádor XVII. századi verseiben

by the late Hungarian aristocrat. Many of these animals are now little known in Europe (in their natural habitats), others' names have changed so much that the old ones are hardly comprehendable. Among the birds and other animals on the ground even from the Far East or from Africa there are some which have been already known since ancient times and play an important role in European beliefs. Others, however, received a specific role only in the Hungarian and Central European cultures. Thus, the 17

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h century customs and beliefs are revealed in these poems. The 90 creatures presented with lyrical technique portray the even-duringwartime animal and nature-loving man for the posterity. 396