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Strange And Wonderful
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Author : Karen Polinger Foster
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-05-04
Strange And Wonderful written by Karen Polinger Foster 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 2020-05-04 with categories.
Ever since the creation of the world's first botanical and zoological gardens five thousand years ago, people have collected, displayed, and depicted plants and animals from lands beyond their everyday experience. Some did so to demonstrate power over distant territories, others to enhance prestige by possessing something no one had seen before. Exotica also satisfied intellectual curiosity, furthered scientific research, and educated and entertained. In addition, exotica, especially their state-sponsored representation, were often instruments of political persuasion, and in turn exerted considerable influence over expansionist policies. More than an account of gardens and menageries from antiquity to the present, Strange and Wonderful explores the imagery of exotic flora and fauna in Western art, seeking answers to certain fundamental and universal questions. How do artists, schooled in traditional modes of rendering the familiar, deal with the new and strange? Why are rare species deliberately introduced into images otherwise devoid of the unusual? What is the pictorialized relationship between exotic reality and artistic imagination? Karen Polinger Foster takes readers on a journey across millennia and around the globe, telling fascinating stories and meeting along the way such characters as Hatshepsut's baboons, Charlemagne's elephant, Dürer's rhinoceros, and Victoria's hippopotamus. What emerges is a sense of just how strong and far-reaching the pull of the unknown and exotic has been across time and space. Ultimately, images of the wonderful reveal as much about the indigenous as they do about the strange, enabling us to glimpse more vividly the power of imagination to mold the unknown to its purposes. This dazzling and richly illustrated volume offers a thoughtful, much-needed inquiry into a very human phenomenon.
Monkeyshines On Strange And Wonderful Facts
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Author : Phyllis B Goldman
language : en
Publisher: EBSCO Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 1991
Monkeyshines On Strange And Wonderful Facts written by Phyllis B Goldman and has been published by EBSCO Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Monkeyshines on Strange & Wonderful Facts, 98 page volume of fascinating facts & miscellany, interesting reference alternative, illus. 8.95 plus 1.00 p/h (ISBN 0-9620900-2-6). Also available, Monkeyshines on the United States Presidents (Games, Puzzles & Trivia) illus., 98p. Interesting, informative & enjoyable view of the lives & work of the first 40 U.S. Presidents 12.95 plus 1.00 p/h (ISBN 0-9620900-1-8).
Tales Of The Strange And Wonderful
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Author : David Kerr
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2010-06
Tales Of The Strange And Wonderful written by David Kerr and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06 with History categories.
Outside the box. Out of the mainstream. Tales of the Strange and Wonderful uncovers some of the strangest and most wonderful stories of the Bible and brings them to you as only an old turkey hunter can spin them. You will enjoy the stories you are about to read in this book. David Kerr has a wholesome, mischievous sense of humor with a creative insight reminiscent of those early homemade philosophers who have endeared themselves to American readers for over one-hundred-fifty years; although the earliest are seldom read much anymore. In these stories, you will find some long-familiar Biblical themes viewed from a different perspective, which sometimes embellishes, sometimes disturbs, but will bring a smile, if not a laugh. You will find that they come back to you in your thoughts. They are stories that can be read again and again. You will relate to the events, people, and activities included in this wonderfully witty collection of stories. From "The Witch of Endor" to "The Maniac of Gardara," they will enrich your life in surprising ways.
A Really Strange And Wonderful Time
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Author : Tom Maxwell
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2024-04-09
A Really Strange And Wonderful Time written by Tom Maxwell and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF THE THRIVING AND INFLUENTIAL ROCK SCENE IN CHAPEL HILL, WHICH GAVE THE WORLD ARTISTS LIKE BEN FOLDS FIVE, SUPERCHUNK, AND SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS North Carolina has always produced extraordinary music of every description. But the indie rock boom of the late 1980s and early ’90s brought the state most fully into the public consciousness, while the subsequent post-grunge free-for-all bestowed its greatest commercial successes. In addition to the creation of legacy label Merge Records and a slate of excellent indie bands like Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, and Polvo, this was the decade when other North Carolina artists broke Billboard ’s Top 200 and sold millions of records—several million of which were issued by another indie label based in Carrboro, Chapel Hill’s smaller next-door neighbor. It’s time to take a closer look at exactly what happened. A Really Strange and Wonderful Time features a representative cross section of what was being created in and around Chapel Hill between 1989 and 1999. In addition to the aforementioned indie bands, it documents—through firsthand accounts—other local notables like Ben Folds Five, Dillon Fence, Flat Duo Jets, Small, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Veldt, and Whiskeytown. At the same time, it describes the nurturing infrastructure which engendered and encouraged this marvelous diversity. In essence, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time is proof of the genius of community.
An Account Of A Strange And Wonderful Apparition
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Author : William Dunkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1734
An Account Of A Strange And Wonderful Apparition written by William Dunkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1734 with Satire, English categories.
The Strange And Wonderful Predictions Of Mr Christopher Love
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Author : Christopher Love
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1795
The Strange And Wonderful Predictions Of Mr Christopher Love written by Christopher Love and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1795 with categories.
The Most Strange And Wonderful Predictions Of Cleombrotus An Heathen Jew
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Author : Cleombrotus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1679
The Most Strange And Wonderful Predictions Of Cleombrotus An Heathen Jew written by Cleombrotus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1679 with Great Britain categories.
The Strange And Wonderful History And Prophesies Of Mother Shipton
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Author : Mother Shipton (Ursula)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1810
The Strange And Wonderful History And Prophesies Of Mother Shipton written by Mother Shipton (Ursula) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1810 with categories.
A Strange And Wonderful Trinity Or A Triplicity Of Stupendious Prodigies Consisting Of A Wonderful Eclipse As Well As Of A Wonderful Comet And Of A Wonderful Conjunction Now In Its Second Return Etc
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1683
A Strange And Wonderful Trinity Or A Triplicity Of Stupendious Prodigies Consisting Of A Wonderful Eclipse As Well As Of A Wonderful Comet And Of A Wonderful Conjunction Now In Its Second Return Etc written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1683 with categories.
The Strange And Wonderful Predictions Of The Reverend Martyr Mr Christopher Love Etc
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Author : Christopher LOVE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1786
The Strange And Wonderful Predictions Of The Reverend Martyr Mr Christopher Love Etc written by Christopher LOVE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1786 with categories.