“Arcanum Bestiarum” is a video promo from Three Hands Press for the book Arcanum Bestiarum: Of the Subtil and Occult Virtues of Divers Beasts by Robert Fitzgerald, illustrated by Liv Rainey-Smith.

“Three Hands Press film short for the new book ARCANUM BESTIARUM by Robert Fitzgerald, featuring the woodcuts of Liv Rainey-Smith and the calligraphy of Gail Coppock. Participating in the graphic-literary traditions of the medieval Bestiaries, this work explores the magical attributes of animals, and their atavistic resonances with humanity. The book was released March 1, 2013. The soundtrack is “Adjustments of the Magnestic Corpse” by Arktau Eos.” [via]