Skulls
Subtitle: an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection
By: Simon Winchester ; photography by Nick Mann
Contributors: Mann, Nick; Dudley, Alan, 1957-
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal; Distributed by Workman Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781579129125
Subjects: Skull; Pictorial works
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Amphibians; title: Birds; title: Fish; title: Mammals; title: Reptiles.