From style wilderness to height of cool, taxidermy has staged an extraordinary comeback. No longer confined to stately homes, stuffed animals are appearing everywhere from modern apartments to luxury department stores. High-profile artists have rejuvenated the medium and museums have dusted down their historic collections and put them back on display. Illustrated with stunning photography that explores this rich artform, past and present, this title is the most comprehensive and beautiful survey of taxidermy ever produced.
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'This intriguing book is a beautiful tribute to a controversial practice' - Stylist 'The definitive book on the subject, illustrated with stunning photography that explores this rich artform, past and present. It is the most comprehensive and beautiful survey of taxidermy ever produced' - Antiques Info 'A cacophony of the covetable, weird and wonderful decidedly hard to put down' - Field 'Its numerous colour photographs are of such astonishingly high quality as to take my breath away most handsomely presented and sumptuously bound it is all strikingly pleasing to the eye' - Fortean Times 'All kinds of eccentric beasts appear in Alexis Turners new taxidermy tome, from acrobatic elephants to Victorian two - headed beasts' - Metropolitan
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The definitive title on taxidermy: from trophy rooms to museum dioramas and contemporary homes to contemporary art
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Chapter Three Anthropomorphic |
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Chapter Five Freaks And Fakes |
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Chapter Seven Art And Fashion |
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| Places To Visit |
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| Picture Credits |
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| Index |
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| Acknowledgments |
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Alexis Turner is the founder of London Taxidermy and has been buying, selling and hiring natural history for twenty-five years. His clients include film and TV studios, fashion and jewelry designers, interior decorators, artists, advertising agencies, magazines, theatres, private collectors and museums.
