Merpeople : a human history / Vaughn Scribner.
Merpeople : a human history / Vaughn Scribner.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2020.
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G 2020/4484
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Language
English
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Physical content
318 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color), maps (black and white, and color) ; 22 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Medieval monsters -- New worlds, new wonders -- Enlightened experiments -- Freakshows and fantasies -- Modern mermaids -- Into global waters -- Conclusion: Tail-ending.
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Publisher
London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"Humans have been fascinated by merpeople since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer's Odyssey to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid and the film Splash (1984), myths, stories, and legends of half-human, half-fish creatures abound. In Merpeople: A Human History, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in...
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Merpeople : a human history / Vaughn Scribner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ebook version : 9781789143133
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©2020
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G 2020/4484
Record Identifier
74VKavo65GaZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKavo65GaZ
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ISBN
1789143144
9781789143140
DDC
398.21
MMS ID
991024357612902626
