Animal Menagerie
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Menagerie
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Author : Caroline Grigson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-28
Menagerie written by Caroline Grigson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-28 with History categories.
Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo — a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and — on occasion — the downright bizarre. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Grigson's tour through the centuries amounts to the first detailed history of exotic animals in Britain. On the way we encounter a host of fascinating and outlandish creatures, including the first peacocks and popinjays, Thomas More's monkey, James I's cassowaries in St James's Park, and Lord Clive's zebra — which refused to mate with a donkey, until the donkey was painted with stripes. But this is not just the story of the animals themselves. It also the story of all those who came into contact with them: the people who owned them, the merchants who bought and sold them, the seamen who carried them to our shores, the naturalists who wrote about them, the artists who painted them, the itinerant showmen who worked with them, the collectors who collected them. And last but not least, it is about all those who simply came to see and wonder at them, from kings, queens, and nobles to ordinary men, women, and children, often impelled by no more than simple curiosity and a craving for novelty.
The Tower Menagerie
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Author : Edward Turner Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1829
The Tower Menagerie written by Edward Turner Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1829 with Animal behavior categories.
New Worlds New Animals
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Author : R. J. Hoage
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1996-05-07
New Worlds New Animals written by R. J. Hoage and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-05-07 with Nature categories.
Illustrated with nearly 100 photographs, New Worlds, New Animals gives readers a new respect for and understanding of the role of zoos in social and cultural history.
Menagerie Fun With Animal Groups
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Author : Lim Lay Koon
language : en
Publisher: Oyez!Books
Release Date : 2016-01-29
Menagerie Fun With Animal Groups written by Lim Lay Koon and has been published by Oyez!Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-29 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
What do you call a group of frogs? A colony? A chorus? An army? Have fun with this book learning the many strange and wonderful names for groups of animals! Lay Koon's illustrations will have children tickled and giggling as they learn new words.
The Georgian Menagerie
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Author : Christopher Plumb
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-06-26
The Georgian Menagerie written by Christopher Plumb and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-26 with History categories.
In the eighteenth century, it would not have been impossible to encounter an elephant or a kangaroo making its way down the Strand, heading towards the menagerie of Mr. Pidcock at the Exeter Change. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. As the British Empire expanded and seaborne trade flooded into London's ports, the menagerists gained access to animals from the most far-flung corners of the globe, and these strange creatures became the objects of fascination and wonder. Many aristocratic families sought to create their own private menageries with which to entertain their guests, while for the less well-heeled, touring exhibitions of exotic creatures both alive and dead satisfied their curiosity for the animal world. While many exotic creatures were treasured as a form of spectacle, others fared less well turtles went into soups and civet cats were sought after for ingredients for perfume. In this entertaining and enlightening book, Plumb introduces the many tales of exotic animals in London.
The Afterlives Of Animals
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Author : Samuel J. M. M. Alberti
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2011
The Afterlives Of Animals written by Samuel J. M. M. Alberti and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Art categories.
This collection of essays comprises short "biographies" of a number of famous taxidermied animals. Each essay traces the life, death and museum "afterlife" of a specific creature, illuminating the overlooked role of the dead beast in the modern human-animal encounter through practices as disparate as hunting and zookeeping.
The Menageries
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Author : James Rennie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1829
The Menageries written by James Rennie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1829 with Animal behavior categories.
Oudry S Painted Menagerie
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Author : Mary Morton
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2007-06-25
Oudry S Painted Menagerie written by Mary Morton and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-25 with Art categories.
In the 1720s and 1730s, Jean-Baptiste Oudry established himself as the preeminent painter in France of hunts, animals, still lifes, and landscapes. Oudry’s Painted Menagerie focuses on a suite of eleven life-size portraits of exotic animals from the royal menagerie at Versailles, painted by Oudry between 1739 and 1752. These paintings eventually found their way into the ducal collection in Schwerin, Germany. Among them is the magnificent portrait of Clara, an Indian rhinoceros who became a celebrity in mid-eighteenth-century Europe. Her portrait has been out of public view for more than a century, and it is presented here in its newly conserved state.
The Menagerie
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02
The Menagerie written by and has been published by B.E.S. Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02 with Games & Activities categories.
Two acclaimed illustrators have created this collection of intricately designed animal headshots for keen colorists the world over. From mighty bears to awe-inspiring tigers, each illustration is printed on perforated paper, so it's easily pulled out and available for display.
The Menagerie
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