A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance

A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 1847888194
ISBN-13 : 9781847888198
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Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance by : Bruce Boehrer

Download or read book A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance written by Bruce Boehrer and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2008. The Renaissance was an extraordinary period of change in the West, fuelled by changing cultural formations, shifting empires, the growth in exploration, and developments in science and technology. A Cultural History of Animals in the Renaissance presents a broad overview of the changing role of animals in the economy, culture and thinking of the period. Covering the period 1400 to 1600, the volume explores a wide range of topics, from the symbolic role of birds in early modern writing to the development of illustrated works of natural history. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Animals, this volume presents an overview of the period and continues with essays on the position of animals in contemporary Symbolism, Hunting, Domestication, Sports and Entertainment, Science, Philosophy, and Art. Volume 3 in the Cultural History of Animals edited by Linda Kalof and Brigitte Resl.


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