The Rhinoceros and the Megatherium:

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...

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Beteilige Person: Pimentel, Juan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2017]
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Links:https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974418
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Feb. 24, 2017)
Umfang:1 online resource
ISBN:9780674974418
DOI:10.4159/9780674974418