Gorgeous beasts : animal bodies in historical perspective / edited by Joan B. Landes, Paula Young Lee, and Paul Youngquist.

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"A collection of essays examining the place of animals in history and culture and their influence on life and art, from the Renaissance to the present"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Landes, Joan B., 1946- Lee, Paula Young Youngquist, Paul
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012], ©2012.
Series:	Animalibus ; vol. 2.
Subjects:	Animals and civilization > History. Human-animal relationships > History. Animals and history.
Physical Description:	xi, 231 pages, 12 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Format:	Book

Contents:

Animal subjects : between nature and invention in Buffon's natural history illustrations / Joan B. Landes
Renaissance animal things / Erica Fudge
The Cujo effect / Paul Youngquist
On vulnerability : studies from life that ought not to be copied / Ron Broglio
The rights of man and the rights of animality at the end of the eighteenth century / Pierre Serna ; translated by Vito Caiati and Joan B. Landes
Calling the wild / Harriet Ritvo
Trophies and taxidermy / Nigel Rothfels
Fishing for biomass / Sajay Samuel and Dean Bavington
Daniel Spoerri's Carnival of animals / Cecilia Novero
A conversation with the artist Mark Dion / Joan B. Landes, Paula Young Lee, and Paul Youngquist.