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Coral: Something Rich and Strange (2013)

Endt-Jones, Marion (Editor)

Liverpool University Press
Publication date: 2013
Language: English

ISBN: 9781846319594

Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: 128 pp.; ill.

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Corals Science and culture Science and art Classification Geology Architecture Science and religion Medicine Climate change

Coral: Something Rich and Strange examines the enduring fascination with coral as a material, symbol and inspiration for artists, cultures and societies across the centuries. Published to coincide with the eponymous exhibition at Manchester Museum, but exceeding it in scope and content, this richly illustrated book assembles essays and concrete object stories by art historians, artists, biologists and historians of science, who provide a comprehensive exploration of coral's mythical and metamorphic qualities; its longstanding resistance to classification; its geological and architectural significance; its religious iconography; its magical and medical properties; its decorative appeal; and its sensitivity to climate change and pollution.

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Review Barrett, Katy (2015) Review of "Coral: Something Rich and Strange". British Journal for the History of Science (pp. 175-176). unapi

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Chapter McGhie, Henry (2013) The Challenger Expedition. In: Coral: Something Rich and Strange (pp. 53-54). unapi

Chapter McGhie, Henry (2013) Sydney Hickson (1859--1940). In: Coral: Something Rich and Strange (pp. 54-59). unapi

Chapter Gibson, Susannah (2013) Living Rocks: The Mystery of Coral in the Eighteenth Century. In: Coral: Something Rich and Strange (pp. 63-67). unapi

Chapter Sponsel, Alistair (2013) Darwin's Theory of Coral Reef Formation. In: Coral: Something Rich and Strange (pp. 70-75). unapi

Chapter Delbourgo, James (2013) Expiscatus!. In: Coral: Something Rich and Strange (pp. 67-70). unapi

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