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Skulls : an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection / Simon Winchester ; photography by Nick Mann.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Black Dog & Leventhal , c2012.Description: 255 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781579129125
  • 1579129129
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 573.76 23
LOC classification:
  • QL822 .W56 2012
Contents:
Amphibians. Frogs ; Newts -- Birds. Seabirds ; Birds of prey ; Game birds ; Kingfishers and hornbills ; Toucans and woodpeckers ; Nightjars and swifts ; Cassowaries, ostriches, and rheas ; Owls ; Parrots ; Passerines (perching birds) ; Penguins ; Pigeons ; Wading birds ; Waterbirds -- Fish. Spiny-finned fish ; Piranha and catfish ; Eels ; Codlike fish and frogfish ; Pike ; Bowfish -- Mammals. Aardvarks ; Armadillos ; Bandicoots ; Pangolins ; Bats ; Carnivores ; Egg-laying mammals ; Even-toed ungulates ; Odd-toed ungulates ; Flying lemurs ; Hedgehogs ; Marsupials ; Moles and shrews ; Opossums ; Primates ; Rabbits and hares ; Rodents ; Sloths ; Tenrecs ; Treeshrews ; Hyraxes ; Elephants ; Whales and dolphins -- Reptiles. Crocodiles ; Lizards and snakes ; Turtles.
Summary: Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening Source other than Library of Congress.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks QL822 .W56 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001313575

Amphibians. Frogs ; Newts -- Birds. Seabirds ; Birds of prey ; Game birds ; Kingfishers and hornbills ; Toucans and woodpeckers ; Nightjars and swifts ; Cassowaries, ostriches, and rheas ; Owls ; Parrots ; Passerines (perching birds) ; Penguins ; Pigeons ; Wading birds ; Waterbirds -- Fish. Spiny-finned fish ; Piranha and catfish ; Eels ; Codlike fish and frogfish ; Pike ; Bowfish -- Mammals. Aardvarks ; Armadillos ; Bandicoots ; Pangolins ; Bats ; Carnivores ; Egg-laying mammals ; Even-toed ungulates ; Odd-toed ungulates ; Flying lemurs ; Hedgehogs ; Marsupials ; Moles and shrews ; Opossums ; Primates ; Rabbits and hares ; Rodents ; Sloths ; Tenrecs ; Treeshrews ; Hyraxes ; Elephants ; Whales and dolphins -- Reptiles. Crocodiles ; Lizards and snakes ; Turtles.

Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening Source other than Library of Congress.

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