Strange and wonderful : exotic flora and fauna in image and imagination /

"Ever since the creation of the world's first zoological and botanical gardens 5,000 years ago, people have collected, displayed, and depicted animals and plants from lands far beyond their everyday experience. Strange and Wonderful offers a richly illustrated journey across millennia and...

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Main Author:	Foster, Karen Polinger, 1950- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Animals in art. Plants in art. Exoticism in art. New and old in art. Exotisme dans l'art. Ancien et nouveau dans l'art. Ancient & Classical. History. ARCHITECTURE. ART. Landscapes & Seascapes. Subjects & Themes. Social History. Animals in art Exoticism in art New and old in art Plants in art Electronic books.
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Summary:	"Ever since the creation of the world's first zoological and botanical gardens 5,000 years ago, people have collected, displayed, and depicted animals and plants from lands far beyond their everyday experience. Strange and Wonderful offers a richly illustrated journey across millennia and around the globe to explore the root of this phenomenon in art"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190672553 0190672552 9780190672546 0190672544 9780190672560 0190672560