Collecting Nature

Collecting Nature

by Gáldy, Andrea

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Nature can be collected in many forms and shapes: live animals have been locked up in cages, displayed in zoos and menageries and their hides and dried body parts have been used as part of installations in galleries and studies. Plants from far-away countries have been cultivated in botanical gardens and in hothouses. Furthermore, the depiction of medicinal plants and of prized animals was regarded as an important part of the decorative schemes, in an attempt to bring nature indoors. Recent

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  • Full title :Collecting Nature

Summary

Nature can be collected in many forms and shapes: live animals have been locked up in cages, displayed in zoos and menageries and their hides and dried body parts have been used as part of installations in galleries and studies. Plants from far-away countries have been cultivated in botanical gardens and in hothouses. Furthermore, the depiction of medicinal plants and of prized animals was regarded as an important part of the decorative schemes, in an attempt to bring nature indoors. Recent

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014

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The Physical Object

  • Description:Online-Ressource (266 Seiten)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781443860550, 1443860557
  • oclc:on1020552443
  • LC Classification:HC79.E5 .G384 2014
  • Dewey Decimal:338.9

Subjects

Environmentalism -- Decision making Environmentalism -- Economic aspects

Writers

Gáldy, Andrea Heudecker, Sylvia

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