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Elephant slaves and pampered parrots : exotic animals in eighteenth-century Paris / Louise E. Robbins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robbins, Louise E.
- Series:
- Animals, history, culture.
- Animals, history, culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wild animals as pets--France--Paris--History--18th century.
- Wild animals as pets.
- Human-animal relationships--France--Paris--History--18th century.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Exotic animals--France--Paris--History--18th century.
- Exotic animals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Elephant slaves & pampered parrots
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Live Cargo; Chapter 2 - The Royal Menagerie; Chapter 3 - Fairs and Fights; Chapter 4 - The Oiseleurs' Guild; Chapter 5 - Pampered Parrots; Chapter 6 - Animals in Print; Chapter 7 - Elephant Slaves; Chapter 8 - Vive la Liberté; Epilogue; Notes; Primary Materials; Note on Secondary Sources; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-336).
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-7677-X
- OCLC:
- 923191122
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