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| #314989 in Books | 2006-08-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.38 x1.35 x6.34l,1.22 | File type: PDF | 432 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Aristocratic animal collections|By Martina A. Nicolls|The Medici Giraffe: And Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power is a seven part documentary of the captivity, transportation, and aristocratic collections of exotic animals, from 275 BC Egypt to the 1970s. It moves from story to story, incorporating elephants, giraffes, the Roman gladiatorial arenas, menageries in 16th and 1|From Publishers Weekly|Starred . The title of this masterful and beguiling book is misleading. In Belozersakya's adept hands, exotic animals are mere jumping off points for marvelous adventures through worlds ranging from bustling, heroic Alexandria, Egy
A fascinating exploration, spanning two thousand years, ofthe central role exotic animals have played in war, diplomacy, and thepomp of rulers and luminaries.
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