OSTRICH EGG-SHELL CUPS OF MESOPOTAMIA AND THE OSTRICH IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES.
1926 1st edition. Stapled paperback. Pp51. B/w plates, illustrations, bibliography.
Department of Anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Leaflet 23. Fascinating account of the place of the ostrich and the use to which its eggs have been put in Mesopotamia, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, China and Africa. Examines mentions of ostriches in "the traditions of the ancients", domestication of the species, concluding with an account of contemporary ostrich farming in America. Incudes a bibliography.
Department of Anthropology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Leaflet 23. Fascinating account of the place of the ostrich and the use to which its eggs have been put in Mesopotamia, Palestine, Syria, Arabia, China and Africa. Examines mentions of ostriches in "the traditions of the ancients", domestication of the species, concluding with an account of contemporary ostrich farming in America. Incudes a bibliography.
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17009
| Author | Laufer (Berthold). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 17009 |
| ISBN | B001AVWVV4. |
| Book Description | Small tear and lable remnant to front cover else fine. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1926 |
| Publisher | Field Museum Press. |
| Place | Chicago. |