Research Catalog
Peacock / Christine E. Jackson.
- Title
- Peacock / Christine E. Jackson.
- Author
- Jackson, Christine E. (Christine Elisabeth), 1936-
- Publication
- London : Reaktion, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | SF513.P4 J33 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 192 p. : ill. (some col.); 19 cm.
- Summary
- "In Peacock, Christine E. Jackson provides a comprehensive survey of the influence of the peacock in the visual arts of many cultures, and of its role in religion and mythology. She also explores its natural history, and reveals how this sedentary bird, native to India and Sri Lanka and reluctant to fly great distances, has come to live in semi-domesticated conditions in so many Western countries."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Animal series
- Uniform Title
- Animal (Reaktion Books)
- Subject
- Peafowl
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-186) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Natural history -- 2. Unnatural history -- 3. The blue Indian peacock at home -- 4. The blue Indian peacock goes west -- 5. The green peacock in the east -- 6. Artefacts and architecture -- Timeline -- References -- Bibliography -- Associations and websites -- Acknowledgements -- Photo acknowledgements -- Index.
- ISBN
- 1861892934 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 67375482
- SCSB-10498934
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library