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The scallop ; studies of a shell and its influences on humankind

Title
The scallop ; studies of a shell and its influences on humankind / by eight authors, edited by Ian Cox.
Author
Cox, Ian H. (Ian Herbert), 1910-
Publication
London : "Shell" Transport and Trading Co., 1957.

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Description
135 pages : illustrations (part color), maps; 29 cm
Subject
  • Coquillages dans l'art
  • Coquilles Saint-Jacques
  • Shells in art
  • Scallops
Contents
Shell: a word's pedigree, by B. Woledge.--The living scallop, by W.J. Rees.--A symbol in ancient times, by M. Wheeler.--The badge of St. James, by C. Hohler.--The cradle of Venus, by J. Laver.--Escallops in armory, by G. Bellew.--An excursion into the Americas, by A. Digby.--The scallop at the table, by P. Gaultier.
LCCN
58002830
OCLC
  • ocm00833837
  • SCSB-3974834
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries