The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing /
Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-
The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing / Rachel Poliquin. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012. - viii, 259 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. - Animalibus : of animals and cultures .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wonder -- Beauty -- Spectacle -- Order -- Narrative -- Allegory -- Remembrance.
"A cultural and poetic analysis of the art and science of taxidermy, from sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art"--Provided by publisher.
9780271053721 (cloth : acidfree paper) 9780271053738
2011045700
Taxidermy--History.
Taxidermy--Social aspects.
Taxidermy--Psychological aspects.
Human-animal relationships.
Desire--Social aspects.
Animals in art.
Animals in literature.
QL63 / .P65 2012
590.75/2
The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing / Rachel Poliquin. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012. - viii, 259 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. - Animalibus : of animals and cultures .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Wonder -- Beauty -- Spectacle -- Order -- Narrative -- Allegory -- Remembrance.
"A cultural and poetic analysis of the art and science of taxidermy, from sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art"--Provided by publisher.
9780271053721 (cloth : acidfree paper) 9780271053738
2011045700
Taxidermy--History.
Taxidermy--Social aspects.
Taxidermy--Psychological aspects.
Human-animal relationships.
Desire--Social aspects.
Animals in art.
Animals in literature.
QL63 / .P65 2012
590.75/2