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020			_a9780226044705 _q(cloth ; _qalkaline paper)
020			_a022604470X _q(cloth ; _qalkaline paper)
020			_z9780226044842 _q(e-book)
035			_a(OCoLC)812081246
050	0	0	_aQL50.H463 _bB66 2013
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092			_a591.68 _bH496b
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100	1		_aHenderson, Caspar, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Book of barely imagined beings : _ba 21st century bestiary / _cCaspar Henderson.
264		1	_aChicago, Ill. ; _aLondon : _bUniversity of Chicago Press, _c2013.
264		4	_c _c
300			_axix, 427 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aOriginally published: London : Granta Books, 2012.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 389-411) and index.
505	0		_aAxolotl -- Barrel sponge -- Crown of thorns starfish -- Dolphin -- Eel -- Flatworm -- Gonodactylus -- Human -- Iridogorgia -- Ja
520			_aIn the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab.
520			_a"From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't. From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't. With The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie. But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth, the creatures that abound in Henderson's book--from the axolotl to the zebrafish--are, with one exception, very much with us, albeit sometimes in depleted numbers."--Publisher's description.
650		0	_aBestiaries.
650		0	_aRare animals.
650		0	_aCuriosities and wonders.
650		0	_aAnimals _vMiscellanea.
650		7	_aAnimals. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00809468
650		7	_aBestiaries. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00830884
650		7	_aCuriosities and wonders. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00885285
650		7	_aRare animals. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01090084
650		7	_aBestiarier. _2sao
655		7	_aBestiaries. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01921592
655		7	_aMiscellanea. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423854
655		7	_aBestiaries. _2lcgft
655		4	_aNonfiction.
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