Animal : exploring the zoological world / project editor, Lucy Kingett.

This book is a broad-ranging survey that explores and celebrates humankind's ongoing fascination with animals. Since our very first moments on Earth, we have been compelled to make images of the curious beasts around us--whether as sources of food, danger, wonder, power, scientific significance or c...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Animal (Phaidon Press)
Other Authors: Kingett, Lucy (Editor)
Hanken, James (Writer of introduction)
Piper, Ross
Crumpton, Nick
Language:English
Published: London : New York, NY : Phaidon Press Limited ; Phaidon Press Inc., [2018]
Subjects:
Animals in art.
Art and science > Pictorial works.
Animals.
Animals > Pictorial works.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
Art and science.
Pictorial works.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Physical Description:351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 x 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: The art of life : depicting the wonder and beauty of animals / James Hanken
  • Animal: the works
  • Timeline
  • Animal taxonomy / Ross Piper, zoologist
  • Select biographies
  • Glossary / [Nick Crumpton]
  • Further reading
  • Index.