{"product_id":"peacock-christine-e-jackson-9781861892935","title":"Peacock","description":"Breathtakingly beautiful and exotic, the peacock inspires devotion among both artists and bird lovers. Its iridescent plumage, when fully displayed, is a delight to behold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bird itself, as Christine E. Jackson notes in \u003ci\u003ePeacock\u003c\/i\u003e, appears to enjoy its audience, preening and strutting about within a few feet of humans. It is not surprising, then, that these vain birds and their distinctive feathers have been the prized possessions of kings for nearly three thousand years. Jackson here explores the peacock's beauty--and its apparent attitude--through fairy tales, fables, and superstitions in both Eastern and Western cultures. \u003ci\u003ePeacock\u003c\/i\u003e takes stock of the bird as it appears within art, from the earliest mosaics to medieval illuminated manuscripts to modern graphics, with a special emphasis on the peacock's symbolic value in the nineteenth-century arts and crafts and art nouveau movements. Jackson further details the peacock's colorful presence in hats, clothing, and even sports equipment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sweeping combination of social and natural history, \u003ci\u003ePeacock \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to bring together all the shimmering, colorful facets of these magnificent birds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine E. Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861892934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861892935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.59h x 5.40w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 68","brand":"Christine E. Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075102863615,"sku":"9781861892935","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f891554-1aa5-43f6-96e6-324c2eccb695.jpg?v=1685457622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peacock-christine-e-jackson-9781861892935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}