Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorn And Mermaids And The Impossibly Real Animals Who Inspired Them

Author: Mark Norell

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  • : $49.99 NZD
  • : 9781454922193
  • : Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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  • : November 2016
  • : 229mm X 203mm X 23mm
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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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Explores an array of mythological creatures such as dragons, unicorns and krakens. Based on the American Museum of Natural History exhibition, 'Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids'. Includes maps, drawings and ephemera from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Author description

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.

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