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Wild Animal Skins in Victorian Britain: Zoos, Collections, Portraits, and Maps Ann C. Colley New edition
Wild Animal Skins in Victorian Britain: Zoos, Collections, Portraits, and Maps
Ann C. Colley
In her study of the challenges, preoccupations, and disordered circumstances that attended Great Britain's amassing of wild skins, Ann C. Colley makes extensive use of archival materials, as well as of recent theories concerning skin and touch, to examine the collecting and exhibiting practices of individuals, museums, and a provincial zoo.
224 pages, Includes 4 colour and 56 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 28, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781472427786 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 218 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 166 × 22 mm · 560 g |
| Language | English |
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