bestiary: a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals
work: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
amora: one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments