Mermaids : (Record no. 7622)
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control field | EBC7152724 |
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control field | MiAaPQ |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
control field | 20230218110837.0 |
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fixed length control field | 230218s2022 xx o ||||0 eng d |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9781804130056 |
Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781804130032 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
System control number | (MiAaPQ)EBC7152724 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
System control number | (Au-PeEL)EBL7152724 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
System control number | (OCoLC)1338675071 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
Language of cataloging | eng |
Description conventions | rda |
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Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | M�uller, Axel. |
9 (RLIN) | 18214 |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Mermaids : |
Remainder of title | Art, Symbolism and Mythology. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | 1st ed. |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Exeter : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | University of Exeter Press, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022. |
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | {copy}2022. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
Content type term | text |
Content type code | txt |
Source | rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
Media type term | computer |
Media type code | c |
Source | rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
Carrier type term | online resource |
Carrier type code | cr |
Source | rdacarrier |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | MERMAIDS: ART, SYMBOLISM AND MYTHOLOGY -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Memorial Note For Christopher Halls -- 1. Introduction: Why mermaids? -- 2. Mermaids conceived: hybrid goddesses and beasts in antiquity -- Mesopotamia: the cradle of mermaid imagery -- The uncertain role of the mermaid goddess atargatis -- A great diversity of mermaid ancestors -- The etruscan scylla, the real mermaid ancestor -- The spread of mermaid ancestors through the roman empire -- 3. Christian adaptations in the romanesque to baroque eras -- Birth of the mermaid, the seductress of believers -- The rebirth of mermaid mythology -- Baroque mermaids, a blend of fact and fiction -- 4. Mermaid passions: obsessive fixation in nineteenth and early twentieth-century art -- Mermaids become children's friends -- The first bloom of fine mermaid arts -- Mermaids as muses -- Japanese mermaid mummy creations -- The second bloom of fine mermaid arts -- The creation of iconic mermaid sculptures -- The beginning of the decline of fine mermaid arts -- Hardly any traces of mermaids -- Mermaid beauty stripped away -- 5. Mermaids everywhere: postwar commercialization and trivialization -- Mermaids forgotten in fine art -- The expanding cultural niche for mermaids -- Mermaids become movie stars -- Mermaids as treasured children's toys -- Mermaiding -- 6. Mermaids rationalized: evolutionary theory confronts the fantastic -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Back Cover. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Women with fish tails are among the oldest and most popular of mythological creatures. This book presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and beautifully illustrated study of mermaids and their influence on Western culture. The roots of mermaid mythology and its metamorphosis through the centuries are discussed, from 600 BCE to the present day. |
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2023. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
9 (RLIN) | 2203 |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Halls, Christopher. |
9 (RLIN) | 18215 |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Williamson, Ben. |
9 (RLIN) | 7961 |
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
Relationship information | Print version: |
Main entry heading | M�uller, Axel |
Title | Mermaids |
Place, publisher, and date of publication | Exeter : University of Exeter Press,c2022 |
International Standard Book Number | 9781804130032 |
797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/artjam/detail.action?docID=7152724">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/artjam/detail.action?docID=7152724</a> |
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