Robbins, Louise E.
Elephant slaves and pampered parrots : exotic animals in eighteenth-century Paris /
Elephant slaves & pampered parrots
Louise E. Robbins.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [(c)2002.]
- 1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages) : illustrations.
- Animals, history, culture .
- Animals, history, culture. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Live cargo -- Royal menagerie -- Fairs and fights -- Oiseleurs' guild -- Pampered parrots -- Animals in print -- Elephant slaves -- Vive la Liberté -- Epilogue.
080187677X 9780801876776
Wild animals as pets--History--France--Paris--18th century.
Human-animal relationships--History--France--Paris--18th century.
Exotic animals--History--France--Paris--18th century.
Human-animal relationships.
Electronic Books.
SF411.36.8