Ebook {Epub PDF} The Medici Giraffe by Marina Belozerskaya

 · THE MEDICI GIRAFFE AND OTHER TALES OF EXOTIC ANIMALS AND POWER. by Marina Belozerskaya ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 21, A lively account of how exotic animals have helped further the political ends of princes and potentates, from the Ptolemys to Chairman Mao. Author: Robert M. Knight. Reviewed in the United States on Octo. Verified Purchase. 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 BC Egypt to the s. It moves from story to story, incorporating elephants, giraffes, the Roman gladiatorial arenas, menageries in 16th and 17th century /5(20). Reviewed in the United States on Octo. Verified Purchase. 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 BC Egypt to the s. It moves from story to story, incorporating elephants, giraffes, the Roman gladiatorial arenas, menageries in 16th and 17th century /5(20).

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