The breathless zoo
Subtitle: taxidermy and the cultures of longing
By: Rachel Poliquin
Series: Animalibus : of animals and cultures
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271053721
Subjects: Desire; Animals in literature; Social aspects; Animals in art; Taxidermy; Psychological aspects; Human-animal relationships; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Wonder; title: Beauty; title: Spectacle; title: Order; title: Narrative; title: Allegory; title: Remembrance.