The Medici Giraffe
Title: The Medici Giraffe
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (August 21, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316525650
ISBN-13: 978-0316525657
The title of this book is a misnomer – only one chapter out of 7 talks about the Medici Giraffe, which was a gift from an Egyptian ruler to get the Medici’s help with a conflict between Egypt and the Ottoman empire.
This book is really about seven examples of the capture and display of exotic animals from history. It starts with Ptolemy Philadelphos’s search for elephants for his army and stops with William Randolph Hearst’s San Simeon ranch.
Its a fun read but, because its a series of articles it comes off as a little disjoint.
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November 19th, 2007 by alephnaught