Poliquin, Rachel,  1975- <br/><br/>
The breathless zoo :  taxidermy and the cultures of longing / 
Rachel Poliquin. 
 - University Park, Pa. :  Pennsylvania State University Press,  c2012. 
 - viii, 259 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.) ;  24 cm. 
 - Animalibus : of animals and cultures .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Wonder -- Beauty -- Spectacle -- Order -- Narrative -- Allegory -- Remembrance. 
<br/><br/> "A cultural and poetic analysis of the art and science of taxidermy, from sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780271053721 (cloth : acidfree paper) 9780271053738 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011045700 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Taxidermy--History.<br/>Taxidermy--Social aspects.<br/>Taxidermy--Psychological aspects.<br/>Human-animal relationships.<br/>Desire--Social aspects.<br/>Animals in art.<br/>Animals in literature.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QL63  / .P65 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>590.75/2