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Autore |
Robbins Louise E |
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Titolo |
Elephant slaves and pampered parrots : exotic animals in eighteenth-century Paris / / Louise E. Robbins |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Animals, history, culture |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wild animals as pets - France - Paris - History - 18th century |
Human-animal relationships - France - Paris - History - 18th century |
Exotic animals - France - Paris - History - 18th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-336). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Live Cargo; Chapter 2 - The Royal Menagerie; Chapter 3 - Fairs and Fights; Chapter 4 - The Oiseleurs' Guild; Chapter 5 - Pampered Parrots; Chapter 6 - Animals in Print; Chapter 7 - Elephant Slaves; Chapter 8 - Vive la LiberteĢ; Epilogue; Notes; Primary Materials; Note on Secondary Sources; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Adds a new dimension to our understanding of eighteenth-century France by investigating the provenance, treatment, and fate of exotic animals living in Paris in the 1700s." -- American Historical Review. |
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