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The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing / Rachel Poliquin.
Author
Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2012.
Description
viii, 259 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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QL63 .P65 2012
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Subject(s)
Taxidermy
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History
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Taxidermy
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Social aspects
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Taxidermy
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Psychological aspects
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Human-animal relationships
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Desire
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Social aspects
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Animals in art
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Animals in literature
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Series
Animalibus
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Animalibus : of animals and cultures
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Summary note
"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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Wonder
Beauty
Spectacle
Order
Narrative
Allegory
Remembrance.
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ISBN
9780271053721 ((cloth ; : acid-free paper))
0271053720 ((cloth ; : acid-free paper))
0271053739
9780271053738
LCCN
2011045700
OCLC
767255266
Other standard number
40021346557
99953842596
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