· The Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium: Author: Bernd Brunner: Edition: illustrated: Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, ISBN: , Length: 2/5(2). But in the picture was very different. Knowl- edge of the ocean was mainly from hearsay, rarely from one’s own experience. At a time when one’s image of the animal kingdom was almost entirely dominated by land animals, a unique invention known as the aquarium brought the ocean into the home. · But it was not until the nineteenth-century invention of the aquarium that the deep was truly domesticated, offering the curious a chance to create an indoor exotic sea world, in miniature. In The Ocean at Home, Bernd Brunner traces the development of the aquarium from the Victorian era to the present day. Along the way, in this fascinating history, Brunner provides insight into the cultural and .
The mysterious world beneath the ocean's surface has captivated man for centuriesthe Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and ancient Chinese all kept fish in their homes for purposes other than the culinary. But it was not until the nineteenth-century invention of the aquarium that the deep was trulydomesticated, offering the curiously inclined a chance to invent their very own exotic sea world within. The Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium: Brunner, Bernd: Books - bltadwin.ru Brunner, Bernd, [Wie das Meer nach Hause kam. English] The ocean at home: an illustrated history of the aquarium / Bernd Brunner. p. cm. ISBN (alk. paper) 1. Aquariums—History. I. Title. SFB78 '2—dc22
But it was not until the nineteenth-century invention of the aquarium that the deep was truly domesticated, offering the curious a chance to create an indoor exotic sea world, in miniature. In The. But in the picture was very different. Knowl- edge of the ocean was mainly from hearsay, rarely from one’s own experience. At a time when one’s image of the animal kingdom was almost entirely dominated by land animals, a unique invention known as the aquarium brought the ocean into the home. The ocean at home: an illustrated history of the aquarium Item Preview an illustrated history of the aquarium by Brunner, Bernd, Publication date
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