Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion, art and popular culture, his stories and information are riveting and enlightening.
Record details
ISBN:1579129129 (hbk.)
ISBN:9781579129125 (hbk.)
Physical Description:253 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. print
Publisher:New York : Black Dog & Leventhal, c2012.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
Amphibians -- Birds -- Fish -- Mammals -- Reptiles.
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