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Terms and conditions applyThe Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium
Bernd Brunner
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Format: Book
Pages: 144
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Date Published: May 2005
Stock Code: 38846
Binding: Hardback
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The mysterious world beneath the ocean's surface has captivated man for centuries but it was not until the nineteenth-century invention of the aquarium that the deep was truly domesticated, offering the curiously inclined a chance to invent their very own exotic sea world within their own walls.
This book traces the development of this most wonderful invention, giving insight into the cultural and social circumstances that accompanied its swift rise in popularity. Brunner tells a compelling story of obsession, beauty, discovery, and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century.
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