Elephant slaves and pampered parrots : exotic animals in eighteenth-century Paris /

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""Adds a new dimension to our understanding of eighteenth-century France by investigating the provenance, treatment, and fate of exotic animals living in Paris in the 1700s."" -- American Historical Review.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robbins, Louise E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
Series:Animals, history, culture.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Wild animals as pets > France > Paris > History > 18th century.
Human-animal relationships > France > Paris > History > 18th century.
Exotic animals > France > Paris > History > 18th century.
Animaux sauvages (Animaux familiers) > France > Paris > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Relations homme-animal > France > Paris > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Animaux exotiques > France > Paris > Histoire > 18e siècle.
PETS > General.
Exotic animals
Human-animal relationships
Wild animals as pets
France > Paris
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Live cargo
  • Royal menagerie
  • Fairs and fights
  • Oiseleurs' guild
  • Pampered parrots
  • Animals in print
  • Elephant slaves
  • Vive la Liberté
  • Epilogue.

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