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Menagerie: the history of exotic animals in England, 1100-1837

By Caroline Grigson

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780198714705, 019871470X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25439148 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
349\376
Time added
2017-01-21 08:00:00
Exotic.Menageries;England;History.;Exotic animals;England

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"The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo and beyond - a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and, on occasion, the downright bizarre"-- Abstract: The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo. A tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and - on occasion - the downright bizarre. Read more...

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