| A | B |
| bestiary | book of christian symbolism |
| negative symbol of Jews | owl during the Medieval Period |
| Owl as a Roman symbol | death and sickness |
| Alexandrian book of animal stories | Physiologus |
| Early Spanish encyclopedia | Etymologiae |
| Edward I | expelled Jews from England in1290 |
| Good animals in bestiary | symbolize God |
| Evil animals in bestiary | symbolize the Devil |
| Pallas of Athena | Greek goddess of wisdom & war |
| Symbols in medieval churches | often appeared on a misericord |