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The Rhinoceros and the Megatherium / Juan Pimentel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pimentel, Juan, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Megatherium--In art.
- Megatherium.
- Megatherium--Morphology--History.
- Rhinoceroses in art.
- Rhinoceroses--Morphology--History.
- Rhinoceroses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts-a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imagination to shape our understanding of the natural world.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prologue. Analogy and Essay
- Part One: The Armored Pachyderm
- 1. Itinerary
- 2. Words
- 3. Print
- Part Two: A Strange Cadaver
- 4. Chimera
- 5. Bones
- 6. Fossil
- Epilogue. Circular Lives
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Feb. 24, 2017)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-97441-7
- OCLC:
- 979684262
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