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008 150611s2015 enka d 000 0 eng d
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020 _a9781851244454
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035 _a(OCoLC)911019832
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092 _a420
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aFanous, Samuel,
_d1962-
_ecompiler.
_9288225
245 1 2 _aA barrel of monkeys :
_ba compendium of collective nouns for animals /
_ccompiled by Samuel Fanous ; with illustrations by Thomas Bewick ; foreword by Susie Dent.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bBodleian Library,
_c2015.
264 4 _c©2015
300 _aviii pages, 118 unnumbered pages :
_billustrations ;
_c18 cm
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aArranged alphabetically by common name of mammal or fish.
500 _a"Illustrations by Thomas Bewick originally published in A general history of quadrupeds, second edition, 1791, and A natural history of fishes, 1815"--Page [3] of cover.
520 8 _aWe're all familiar with 'a flock of sheep' but what are the collective nouns for racehorses, pigs, zebras or giraffes? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century hunting terms to more recent inventions that have now entered the language, this book collects over 100 examples of the most interesting collective nouns for animals, each illustrated with charming woodcuts by the renowned naturalist engraver of the eighteenth century, Thomas Bewick. Some describe a key characteristic of the animal in question: 'a shrewdness of apes', 'a busyness of ferrets'. Others are delightfully humorous: 'a piddle of puppies', 'a crash of rhinoceroses'. Featuring pets, farmyard animals, big cats and wild beasts, this beautifully presented book is the perfect gift for animal lovers and all those with an interest in this quirky linguistic tradition.
650 0 _aMammals
_vNomenclature (Popular)
_9288226
650 0 _aFishes
_vNomenclature (Popular)
_9288227
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xCollective nouns.
_9288228
650 0 _aMammals
_vDictionaries.
_9288229
650 0 _aFishes
_vDictionaries.
_9288230
650 0 _aMammals
_vPictorial works.
_9288231
650 0 _aFishes
_vPictorial works.
_9288232
650 0 _aAnimals
_vNomenclature (Popular)
_9288233
700 1 _aBewick, Thomas,
_d1753-1828,
_eillustrator.
_9288234
700 1 _aBewick, Thomas,
_d1753-1828.
_tGeneral history of quadrupeds.
_9288235
700 1 _aBewick, Thomas,
_d1753-1828.
_tNatural history of fishes.
_9288236
700 1 _aDent, Susie,
_ewriter of foreword.
_9288237
710 2 _aBodleian Library,
_eissuing body.
_9288238
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