Picturing animals in Britain, 1750-1850 / by Diana Donald.
Published / Created:
New Haven : Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2007.
Physical Description:
ix, 377 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
Table of contents only
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007011035.html
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-368) and index.
Contents:
'Contemplations on the world of life' : natural science and the representation of animals in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- 'The psychology of beasthood' : from anthropocentrism to anthropomorphism -- Animals 'wild' and 'tame' : the imperium of civilised man -- The imagery of the hunt : a study in ambiguity.
Subject Terms:
Animals in art. | Art, British -- 18th century. | Art, British -- 19th century. | Animals and civilization -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Animals and civilization -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Animals -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.