Mythic Creatures
And the Impossibly Real Animals Who Inspired Them
Published on 1. November 2016
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-4549-2219-3 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the American Museum of Natural History exhibition Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids, this stunning volume explores an array of mythological creatures - and the animals that inspired them. Photos showcase rare objects from around the world as well as models of creatures like dragons, unicorns and krakens, along with fossils of actual extinct animals. Also included are maps, drawings and ephemera from the Middle Ages to modern times.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Union Square & Co.
Illustrations
all in color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4549-2219-3 (9781454922193)
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Dr Mark A. Norrell is the Macaulay Curator and Chair of the Division of Palaeontology at the American Museum of Natural History, where he discovers and studies fossils of reptiles, amphibians, birds and dinosaurs.