Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science (Classic Reprint) written by George Frederick Kunz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science In citing these few names from among those of the many able writers who have treated of the artistic use of ivory, we have merely aimed to indicate some of the more exhaustive or better known literature, and must refer those seeking for detailed information to the catalogues of the principal libra ries. The splendid lecture by Sir Richard Owen, delivered before the London Society of Arts in 1856, contained much of value and interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.