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.



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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.

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