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LoC No.: 06019620
Title: The Tower Menagerie : comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history.
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Summary: "The Tower Menagerie: Comprising the Natural History of the Animals Contained in That Establishment" is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the natural history, characteristics, and anecdotes of various animals housed in the Tower Menagerie, particularly focusing on species such as lions, tigers, leopards, and other exotic creatures. This detailed explorative volume aims to merge art and science, revealing insights into the behavior and habitats of these animals while embodying a fascination with zoology that marks the period's intellectual interests. At the start of the publication, an introduction outlines the historical context of menageries, tracing their origins back to ancient times when wild animals were kept by rulers for amusement and study. The text reflects on the societal evolution of attitudes towards animals from mere objects of display to subjects of scientific inquiry, culminating in a brief overview of the Tower Menagerie's history and its role in contemporary zoological study. This opening provides a foundation for the subsequent chapters, which promise detailed descriptions and evocative anecdotes about specific inhabitants of the menagerie, starting with the majestic Bengal lion and extending to a diverse array of other creatures, emphasizing both their natural characteristics and the human-animal interactions observed within the Tower. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797-1836
Illustrator: Harvey, William, 1796-1866
EBook No.: 53764
Published: Dec 18, 2016
Downloads: 151
Language: English
Subject: Animal behavior
Subject: Tower Menagerie (London, England)
LoCC: Science: Zoology
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 06019620
Title: The Tower Menagerie : comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history.
Credits:
Produced by deaurider and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Tower Menagerie: Comprising the Natural History of the Animals Contained in That Establishment" is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the natural history, characteristics, and anecdotes of various animals housed in the Tower Menagerie, particularly focusing on species such as lions, tigers, leopards, and other exotic creatures. This detailed explorative volume aims to merge art and science, revealing insights into the behavior and habitats of these animals while embodying a fascination with zoology that marks the period's intellectual interests. At the start of the publication, an introduction outlines the historical context of menageries, tracing their origins back to ancient times when wild animals were kept by rulers for amusement and study. The text reflects on the societal evolution of attitudes towards animals from mere objects of display to subjects of scientific inquiry, culminating in a brief overview of the Tower Menagerie's history and its role in contemporary zoological study. This opening provides a foundation for the subsequent chapters, which promise detailed descriptions and evocative anecdotes about specific inhabitants of the menagerie, starting with the majestic Bengal lion and extending to a diverse array of other creatures, emphasizing both their natural characteristics and the human-animal interactions observed within the Tower. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797-1836
Illustrator: Harvey, William, 1796-1866
EBook No.: 53764
Published: Dec 18, 2016
Downloads: 151
Language: English
Subject: Animal behavior
Subject: Tower Menagerie (London, England)
LoCC: Science: Zoology
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.