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Wonders are Collectible: Taxidermy [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 160 pages, height x width: 235x185 mm, 120 colour
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2016
  • Izdevniecība: Lannoo Publishers
  • ISBN-10: 9401434654
  • ISBN-13: 9789401434652
  • Formāts: Hardback, 160 pages, height x width: 235x185 mm, 120 colour
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2016
  • Izdevniecība: Lannoo Publishers
  • ISBN-10: 9401434654
  • ISBN-13: 9789401434652
Aren't we all rendered speechless by the ultimate beauty that nature has to offer? Don't we all want to capture it and indulge in these images forever? To capture animals in all their glory in such a way that it shows every flamboyant, scintillating detail is a delicate art. This book gives an overview of the history, the myths and the symbolism, the process, the most wonderful collections and interiors, decorated as true Wunderkammers, and the craftsmen and artists from past and present who elevated taxidermy to fine art.
Introduction
Taxidermy: Game Fixing Or Posthumous Animal Fun?
About glass eyes, beef and upholstery
11(10)
Taxidermy through the eyes of the taxidermist
The Stuffed That Dreams Are Made Of
About suspended crocodiles, arsenic poisoning and grieving robins
21(32)
Taxidermy through the eyes of the collector
Wonders Are Collectible
About the legless bird-of-paradise, the hummingbird fetish and elephant ears as table tops
53(30)
Taxidermy through the eyes of the fantasist
Fables & Monsters
About fraudulent mermaids, dodgy dragons and chain-smoking dwarfs
83(20)
Taxidermy through the eyes of the scientist
The Number Of The Beasts
About zoological messes, natural department stores and Christian pelicans
103(20)
Taxidermy through the eyes of the artist
Post-Natural Magic
About beetles with a GPS, penguin peacocks and spoonbills in a bath
123(36)
Who Is Jeroen Lemaitre?
A talk about magic, animal supermarkets and ground beetles
159(10)
The Stuffing Story Of Taxidermy
How does Jeroen Lemaitre stuff an animal?
169(4)
16 Must Visit Taxidermy Stores 173(2)
Word Of Thanks 175
Jeroen Lemaitre (1987) is a young man from Leuven whose talent was discerned in 2014 by the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, a museum of the decorative arts and design in Paris. Since then, he has worked under the label of Animaux Speciaux (www.animauxspeciaux.be/artist/jeroen-lemaitre) progressing further with his creations using animals, insects and butterflies from the tropics.