Exporting French Nature: The Transnational Origins of Taxidermy.
In 1819 a monumental collection of natural history was transported from Paris to Edinburgh. In 1820, the manual written by its owner, Louis Dufresne, one of the first to use the term taxidermy, was translated from French into English for the use of museums and travelers in the Anglophone world. Arch...
| Publicado en: | French Historical Studies Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 221 - 250 |
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May2025
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