On the Ironic Specimen of the Unicorn Horn in Enlightened Cabinets

This essay takes a material culture approach to the fate of the unicorn, that ultimate symbol of irrationality and credulity, in the natural history collection of the age of enlightenment. Exploring the interplay between unicorn horns, narwhals, rhinos, and other kinds of horn present in the eightee...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of social history 2019-07, Vol.52 (4), p.1033-1060
1. Verfasser:	Spary, E. C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	18th century Cabinet Collection Credibility Enlightenment European cultural groups Hunting Irrationality Logic Material culture Narratives Natural history Special Section Preserving the Animal Body: Cultures of Scholarship and Display Whales & whaling
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