Skulls, an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection, Simon Winchester ; photography by Nick Mann
Type
Label
Skulls, an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection, Simon Winchester ; photography by Nick Mann
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Skulls
Nature of contents
catalogs
Oclc number
806200522
Responsibility statement
Simon Winchester ; photography by Nick Mann
Sub title
an exploration of Alan Dudley's curious collection
Summary
Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening
Table Of Contents
Amphibians. Frogs -- Newts -- Birds. Seabirds -- Birds of prey -- Game birds -- Kingfishers and hornbills -- Toucans and woodpeckers -- Nightjars and swifts -- Cassowaries, ostriches, and rheas -- Owls -- Parrots -- Passerines (perching birds) -- Penguins -- Pigeons -- Wading birds -- Waterbirds -- Fish. Spiny-finned fish -- Piranha and catfish -- Eels -- Codlike fish and frogfish -- Pike -- Bowfish -- Mammals. Aardvarks -- Armadillos -- Bandicoots -- Pangolins -- Bats -- Carnivores -- Egg-laying mammals -- Even-toed ungulates -- Odd-toed ungulates -- Flying lemurs -- Hedgehogs -- Marsupials -- Moles and shrews -- Opossums -- Primates -- Rabbits and hares -- Rodents -- Sloths -- Tenrecs -- Treeshrews -- Hyraxes -- Elephants -- Whales and dolphins -- Reptiles. Crocodiles -- Lizards and snakes -- Turtles
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- illustrated books
- Dudley, Alan, 1957-
- Vertebrates + anatomy & histology -- Pictorial Works
- Skull + Collectors and collecting -- Pictorial works
- Ouvrages illustrés
- Pictorial Work
- Skull + anatomy & histology -- Collections
- Skull in art -- Pictorial works
- Collection
- Illustrated works
- Vertebrates + anatomy & histology
- Vertebrates + anatomy & histology -- Collections
- Crâne dans l'art -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Skull + anatomy & histology -- Pictorial Works
- Dudley, Alan
- Skull + anatomy & histology
Content
Author
Photographer
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- Contributor1
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- Genre5
- Subject16
- illustrated books
- Dudley, Alan, 1957-
- Vertebrates + anatomy & histology -- Pictorial Works
- Skull + Collectors and collecting -- Pictorial works
- Ouvrages illustrés
- Pictorial Work
- Skull + anatomy & histology -- Collections
- Skull in art -- Pictorial works
- Collection
- Illustrated works
- Vertebrates + anatomy & histology
- Vertebrates + anatomy & histology -- Collections
- Crâne dans l'art -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Skull + anatomy & histology -- Pictorial Works
- Dudley, Alan
- Skull + anatomy & histology
- Content1
- Author1
- Photographer1
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