The Elegance of the Cat: An Illustrated History
Author(s): Tamsin Pickeral
They were worshipped as gods by the ancient Egyptians, and down through the centuries they've been admired and kept as pets by cultures all over the world. Enigmatic, aloof, and independent, cats remain to this day the most enthralling of domestic animals. Now, the noted team consisting of animal writer Tamsin Pickeral and award-winning photographer Astrid Harrisson present a richly detailed and sumptuously illustrated history of the cat. Their beautiful new book traces the long, colorful, often tumultuous history of domesticated cats from their glory days in Egypt to the present time. Explored in these pages are:
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Barron's Educational Series
- : Barron's Educational Series
- : 1.751
- : 30 September 2013
- : 297mm X 248mm X 28mm
- : United States
- : 14 February 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tamsin Pickeral
- : Hardback
- : English
- : 636.800222
- : bl2013042929
- : 288
- : black & white illustrations, colour illustrations