Birds in the ancient world : winged words
| 1. Verfasser: |
Mynott, Jeremy
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Ausgabe: | First edition. |
| Umfang/Format: |
xvii, 451 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes for readers
- List of illustrations
- Timeline
- Maps of the classical world in the first century AD
- Part 1. Birds in the natural world. Introduction ; 1. The seasons ; 2. Weather ; 3. Time ; 4. Soundscapes
- Part 2. Birds as a resource. Introduction ; 5. Hunting and fowling ; 6. Cooking and eating ; 7. Farming
- Part 3. Living with birds. Introduction ; 8. Captivity and domestication ; 9. Sports and entertainments ; 10. Relationships and responsibilities
- Part 4. Invention and discovery. Introduction ; 11. Wonders ; 12. Medicine ; 13. Observation and enquiry
- Part 5. Thinking with birds. Introduction ; 14. Omens and auguries ; 15. Magic and metamorphosis ; 16. Signs and symbols
- Part 6. Birds as intermediaries. Introduction ; 17. Fabulous creatures ; 18. Messengers and mediators ; 19. Mother Earth
- 20. Epilogue
- Appendix: Some bird lists from ancient sources
- Biographies of authors quoted.
