Elephant slaves and pampered parrots : exotic animals in eighteenth-century Paris / / Louise E. Robbins
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 636.088/7/09443609033 |
| Soggetto topico: | Wild animals as pets - France - Paris - History - 18th century |
| Human-animal relationships - France - Paris - History - 18th century | |
| Exotic animals - France - Paris - History - 18th century | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-336) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Liberté; Epilogue; Notes; Primary Materials; Note on Secondary Sources; Index |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Elephant slaves and pampered parrots |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-7677-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780192203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Animals, history, culture.