CURIOUS BEASTS

The Camelopard, The Monstrous Pig, The Famous Porcupine, Durers Rhinoceros: these are but a few of the beautiful and bizarre creatur es that feature in this delightful book. In the visual arts of the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries in Europe, animals we re understood in relation to the human world, whether as animals of the farm, estate or household, beasts of burden or as diversions in menageries and travelling shows. This beautifully illustrated book explores perceptions of the natural world as seen through the eyes of...[Llegir més]