Strange and wonderful exotic flora and fauna in image and imagination / Karen Polinger Foster.

Author/creator Foster, Karen Polinger, 1950-
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Descriptionpages cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects

Contents The cradle of exotica -- Novelties on the Nile -- Knowing the unknown -- Exotica and Europe -- True and proper pictures -- Crossing the Atlantic.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020000041
ISBN9780190672539 (cloth)
ISBN(epub)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available