The earwig's tail : a modern bestiary of multi-legged legends /

Throughout the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. In The Earwig's Tail, entomologist May Berenbaum and illustrator Jay Hosler draw on the powerful cultural symbols of these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berenbaum, M. (May) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Insects > Popular works.
Arthropoda > Popular works.
Errors, Scientific.
Common fallacies.
Insectes > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Arthropodes > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Erreurs scientifiques.
Erreurs populaires.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Arthropoda
Common fallacies
Errors, Scientific
Insects
Electronic books.
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Throughout the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. In The Earwig's Tail, entomologist May Berenbaum and illustrator Jay Hosler draw on the powerful cultural symbols of these antiquated books to create a beautiful and witty bestiary of the insect world.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index.
ISBN:9780674053564
0674053567

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