The afterlives of animals a museum menagerie / edited by Samuel J.M.M. Alberti.

Other author Alberti, Samuel J. M. M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press,
Descriptionvi, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Famous animals--Biography.
Famous animals--Collection and preservation.
Natural history museums--Exhibitions.
Zoological specimens--Collection and preservation.
Animals--Biography.
Taxidermy--Anecdotes.
Menageries.
Animals and civilization.

Contents Introduction : the dead ark / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti -- "The Queen's ass" : the cultural life of Queen Charlotte's zebra in Georgian Britain / Christopher Plumb -- Maharajah the elephant's journey : from nature to culture / Samuel J.M.M. Alberti -- Sir Roger the elephant / Richard Sutcliffe, Mike Rutherford, and Jeanne Robinson -- "Under my skin" : the biography of a Manchester mandrill / Sophie Everest -- Balto the dog / Rachel Poliquin -- The biogeographies of a hollow-eyed harrier / Merle Patchett, Kate Foster, and Hayden Lorimer -- Biological objects and "mascotism" : the life and times of Alfred the gorilla / Hannah Paddon -- Neurath's whale / Michelle Henning -- The afterlife of Chi-Chi / Henry Nicholls -- The Thames whale : the difficult birth of a celebrity specimen / Richard C. Sabin -- Enlivened through memory : hunters and hunting trophies / Garry Marvin -- An afterword on afterlife / Geoffrey N. Swinney.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011008110
ISBN9780813931678 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813931673 (cloth : alk. paper)

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