عنوان

The Book of barely imagined beings :

شابک

022604470X (cloth : alkaline paper)

شابک

9780226044705 (cloth : alkaline paper)

شابک اشتباه

9780226044842 (e-book)

شماره

b410742

عنوان اصلي

The Book of barely imagined beings :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a 21st century bestiary /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Caspar Henderson.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xix, 427 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations (some color) ;

ابعاد

25 cm

متن يادداشت

Originally published: London : Granta Books, 2012.

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-411) and index.

متن يادداشت

Axolotl -- Barrel sponge -- Crown of thorns starfish -- Dolphin -- Eel -- Flatworm -- Gonodactylus -- Human -- Iridogorgia -- Japanese macaque -- Kìrìphá-kò, the honey badger -- Leatherback -- Mystaceus -- Nautilus -- Octopus -- Pufferfish -- Quetzalcoatlus -- Right whale -- Sea butterfly -- Thorny devil -- 'Unicorn' : the goblin shark -- Venus's girdle -- Waterbear -- Xenoglaux -- Xenophyophore -- Yeti crab -- Zebra fish.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't. From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't. With The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie. But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth, the creatures that abound in Henderson's book--from the axolotl to the zebrafish--are, with one exception, very much with us, albeit sometimes in depleted numbers." -- Publisher's description.

متن يادداشت

In the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab.

موضوع مستند نشده

Animals, Miscellanea.

موضوع مستند نشده

Bestiaries.

موضوع مستند نشده

Curiosities and wonders.

موضوع مستند نشده

Rare animals.

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Henderson, Caspar

تاريخ عمليات

20140218162940.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y