The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing / Rachel Poliquin.

By:

Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-

Series: Animalibus : of animals and culturesPublication details: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012.Description: viii, 259 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN:

9780271053721 (cloth : acidfree paper)
9780271053738

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

590.75/2 23

LOC classification:

QL63 .P65 2012

Contents:

Wonder -- Beauty -- Spectacle -- Order -- Narrative -- Allegory -- Remembrance.

Scope and content: "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.

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Book	NMC Library	Stacks	QL63 .P65 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001314227

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"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Wonder -- Beauty -- Spectacle -- Order -- Narrative -- Allegory -- Remembrance.