Animal : a beastly compendium : treasures from the Prints and Photographs Department at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France / edited by Rémi Mathis and Valérie Sueur-Hermel ; preface by Michel Pastoureau ; translated from the French by Augusta Dörr.

Author
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

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    Summary note
    "This beautiful book presents a selection of 100 graphic artworks depicting animals, both real and mythical frogs, dogs, lions and unicorns - held in the prints and photography collections of the Bibliotheque nationale de France. Each image is accompanied by a commentary that provides a historical context for the image and on the natural and symbolic history of the beast depicted. The panoply of wonderful beasts includes Durer's rhinoceros, Manet's cats on their Parisian rooftops, a carp by Hiroshige and Matisse's elegant swan, and the artwork includes etchings, lithographs, engravings and woodcuts from the 16th century to the present. In his preface to the volume, the cultural historian Michel Pastoureau considers the symbolic power of animals in the human imagination, providing us with 'a huge repertoire of signs and dreams'." -- provided by publisher.
    Notes
    • Includes index.
    • "First published in France under the title Animal © 2014, Bibliothèque nationale de France."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Ass
    • Bear
    • "Beast of Gévaudan"
    • Beaver
    • Bee
    • Bird
    • "Bird-Woman"
    • Bull
    • Butterfly
    • Camel
    • Carp
    • Cat
    • Chimera
    • Cow
    • Crocodile
    • Deer
    • Dinosaur
    • Dog
    • Dolphin
    • Dromedary
    • Duck
    • Elephant
    • Fish
    • Fox
    • Frog
    • Giant Squid
    • Giraffe
    • Goat
    • Goose
    • Grasshopper
    • Hippopotamus
    • Horse
    • Jaguar
    • Lion
    • Mole
    • Monkey
    • Mouse
    • Ostrich
    • Owl
    • Ox
    • Panther
    • Parrot
    • Peacock
    • Pelican
    • Pig
    • Porcupine
    • Rabbit
    • Ram
    • Rhinoceros
    • Salamander
    • Shrimp
    • Snake
    • Snowy Owl
    • Sperm Whale
    • Spider
    • Spiny Lobster
    • Stag
    • Swan
    • Tiger
    • Turtle Dove
    • Unicorn
    • Water Spaniel
    • Wild Boar
    • Wolf
    • Zebra.
    ISBN
    • 9781474274944 ((hardback))
    • 1474274943 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2016056301
    OCLC
    951950258
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