The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing

Author(s)

• Poliquin, Rachel

Bibliographic Information

The breathless zoo : taxidermy and the cultures of longing

Rachel Poliquin

（Animalibus : of animals and cultures）

Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012

• : cloth
• : pbk.

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

Includes bibliographical references and index

Details

• NCID: BB11409152
• ISBN:
  • 9780271053721
  • 9780271053738
• LCCN: 2011045700
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: University Park, Pa.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 259 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QL63
  • DC23 : 590.75/2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Taxidermy -- History
  • LCSH : Taxidermy -- Social aspects
  • LCSH : Taxidermy -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Human-animal relationships
  • LCSH : Desire -- Social aspects
  • LCSH : Animals in art
  • LCSH : Animals in literature
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB11408717