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Author:

Grigson, Caroline, 1935- author.

Title:

Menagerie : the history of exotic animals in England, 1100-1837 / Caroline Grigson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvi, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Menageries--England--History.
Exotic animals--England--History.
Captive wild animals--England--History.
Wild animal collecting--England--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-318) and indexes.

Contents:

Foreword / by Juliet Clutton-Brock -- The Normans to the Tudors -- The Stuarts, 1603-1688 -- William and Mary to George II, 1688-c.1760 -- George III, c.1760-1811 -- George IV as Regent and King, c.1811-1830 -- William IV, c.1830-1837 -- Conclusions.

Summary:

The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo and beyond - a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and, on occasion, the downright bizarre.

ISBN:

019871470X
9780198714705

OCLC:

(OCoLC)909326395

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)