Terrible Beauty: Elephant - Human - Ivory

By: Nicholas J. Conard

A cultural history of ivory, from piano keys to poachers.

Piano keys. Chess pieces. Jewelry. Ivory has been in high demand for centuries and across cultures--but at great cost to the elephants from which it comes. What sort of material is ivory? How has it been used in the past and the present? And what can we do today to protect the world's largest land mammals from poachers? This lavishly illustrated volume traces the cultural history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3777433632
• ISBN13: 9783777433639
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 10.6"