From Stone to Silk
Summary: Senior Thesis submitted to the Fairleigh Dickenson University faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree with Honor, University Honors Program in Fine Arts – May 2000:
Although the definitive dragon shape does not exist, the large number and diverse forms of dragon images throughout the world enable the dragon to claim pride of place as king of wonder beasts. Dragons are depicted in every medium from stone to silk; their images exist in virtually every culture throughout history, from antiquity and the Bible, in India and the Orient, the South Pacific, Europe and the British Isles, and in South, Central, and North America. Despite their ancient symbolism, dragons appear assured of a fine future and are in no way dying out. Whether they are the vestigial shapes and shadows from the reality of early humans or the remnants of legends, fables, and myths that storytellers handed down through the generations, dragons remain in the human imagination and continue to take expression in its artistry.
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