Visions of concord: Wild animals and the Garden of the Revolution (Jardin des Plantes menagerie, 1793-c. 1820)

The Jardin des Plantes menagerie was established in the context of the French Revolution in opposition to princely and commercial menageries. Considered by historians as the first zoological garden, it would become a model, inspiring the foundation of other, powerful institutions, such as the London...

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Main Author: Violette Pouillard
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Brepols Publishers 2019-01-01
Series:Journal for the History of Environment and Society
Online Access:https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/10.1484/J.JHES.5.120674