Main entry:

Brunner, Bernd, 1964-

Title & Author:

The ocean at home : an illustrated history of the aquarium / Bernd Brunner.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.

Description:

143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140).
Dive in -- The first seed : the secret of the ocean -- The second seed : chambers, cabinets, cases -- The third seed : pet fish -- "Passion and diligence" : pioneers -- "A strong, intensive desire" : the propagandist -- From salt to freshwater aquarium : the lake in a glass -- Arriving in the United States : aquarist societies and magazines -- Exotic species and transport : diverging beliefs -- Fashion show : typology of parlor aquariums -- "A new kind of theater" : the large aquariums -- The aquarium as a dream.
Translated from the German.

Summary:

"In this history of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner traces the development of the aquarium, giving insight into the cultural and social circumstances that accompanied its swift rise in popularity. Brunner tells a story of obsession, beauty, discovery, and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a tool for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Connect to e-book on ProQuest Ebook Central
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568985029 (alk. paper)
9781568985022 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Aquariums History.
Aquariums Histoire.
Aquariums.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 236121
Call No.: BIB 165961
Status: Available