Zarafa
A Giraffe's True Story
Michael Allin(Author)
Headline Book Publishing
Published on 22. October 1998
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7472-2299-6 (ISBN)
Description
In 1826 Zarafa, a Masai giraffe, was presented to Charles X of France by the Viceroy of Egypt. From Parisienne women with their hair coiffured so high they had to sit on the floor of their carriages to men sporting hats and ties in elongated fashion, "a la Girafe" was born.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Illustrations
30 drawings, maps and images
Dimensions
Height: 134 mm
Width: 219 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7472-2299-6 (9780747222996)
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Schweitzer Classification