It describes in detail how the nesting behavior of birds has provided models for human romance and domestic life, while their ability to fly has inspired millennia of inventors. It narrates the history of human relationships over the centuries with crows, owls, parrots, falcons, eagles, wrens, nightingales, chickens, turkeys, hummingbirds, and many other birds. more Avian Illuminations Avian Illuminations tells in detail about the many roles of birds in human society, including omens, food, messengers, deities, pets, muses, timekeepers, custodians, hunting companions, environmental indicators, decorative motifs, and, most importantly, embodiments of our aspirations. Illustrated throughout with beguiling images, Lizard is a unique and often surprising introduction to a popular but little-understood reptile.Īvian Illuminations Avian Illuminations tells in detail about the many roles of birds in human so.

He describes the diversity of lizards and traces the representation of the reptile in cultures including those of pre-conquest Australia, the Quiché Maya, Mughal India, and central Africa. Boria Sax considers the lizard as a sensual being-a symbol, a myth, a product of evolution and an aesthetic form. This delightful book gives lizards their due, demonstrating how the story of lizards is interwoven with the history of human imagination. Their stillness suggests death, while their sudden arousal is like resurrection. Their fluid motion can make us think of water, while their curvilinear form suggests vegetation. They can blend into a vast range of environments, from rocky coasts to deserts to rain forests.

Lizards stimulate the human imagination unlike most other animals, despite generally being small, soundless, and hidden from sight in burrows, treetops, and crevices. These stories vastly increase their size, bestow wings upon them, make them exhale flame, and endow them with magical powers. more Our storybooks are full of lizards, but we usually call them something else-dragons, serpents, dinosaurs or monsters. Our storybooks are full of lizards, but we usually call them something else-dragons, serpents, di.

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