Skulls : an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection / Simon Winchester ; photography by Nick Mann.

By:

Winchester, Simon

Contributor(s):

Mann, Nick

Publication details: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal , c2012.Description: 255 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:

9781579129125
1579129129

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

573.76 23

LOC classification:

QL822 .W56 2012

Contents:

Amphibians. Frogs ; Newts -- Birds. Seabirds ; Birds of prey ; Game birds ; Kingfishers and hornbills ; Toucans and woodpeckers ; Nightjars and swifts ; Cassowaries, ostriches, and rheas ; Owls ; Parrots ; Passerines (perching birds) ; Penguins ; Pigeons ; Wading birds ; Waterbirds -- Fish. Spiny-finned fish ; Piranha and catfish ; Eels ; Codlike fish and frogfish ; Pike ; Bowfish -- Mammals. Aardvarks ; Armadillos ; Bandicoots ; Pangolins ; Bats ; Carnivores ; Egg-laying mammals ; Even-toed ungulates ; Odd-toed ungulates ; Flying lemurs ; Hedgehogs ; Marsupials ; Moles and shrews ; Opossums ; Primates ; Rabbits and hares ; Rodents ; Sloths ; Tenrecs ; Treeshrews ; Hyraxes ; Elephants ; Whales and dolphins -- Reptiles. Crocodiles ; Lizards and snakes ; Turtles.

Summary: Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening Source other than Library of Congress.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	QL822 .W56 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001313575

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Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening Source other than Library of Congress.