Imagine barnacle geese--creatures that begin life as leaves on a tree growing above water, but turn into small birds as soon as they fall in. Or the Lamb of Tartary that gestates inside a large gourd-like fruit. These are just some of the animal and...
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Imagine barnacle geese--creatures that begin life as leaves on a tree growing above water, but turn into small birds as soon as they fall in. Or the Lamb of Tartary that gestates inside a large gourd-like fruit. These are just some of the animal and plant. Before Disenchantment Cover -- Imprint page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1: Marvels of the Canaries -- 2: Birds that Grow on Trees -- 3: Hybrids, Prodigies and Monstrous Races -- 4: Americana in the Exoticorum libri decem of Charles de l'Écluse -- 5: Americana in the Enterprise of the Accademia dei Lincei, Rome -- 6: The Camel-sheep -- 7: The Sloth Proceeds -- Epilogue -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Photo acknowledgements -- Index.
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Before Disenchantment Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1: Marvels of the Canaries; 2: Birds that Grow on Trees; 3: Hybrids, Prodigies and Monstrous Races; 4: Americana in the Exoticorum libri decem of Charles de l'Écluse; 5: Americana in the Enterprise of the Accademia dei Lincei, Rome; 6: The Camel-sheep; 7: The Sloth Proceeds; Epilogue; References; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index;