Un instrument symbolique de la domestication : le jardin zoologique aux XIXe-XXe siècles (L'exemple du parc de la Tête d'Or à Lyon)
Abstracts
The study of zoological gardens has hardly started and yet they already reflect both a symbolic meeting point for man and the wild animal, and an instrument of domestication. Created in 1859 as a pleasure garden, the Parc de la Tête d'Or gradually took on a new orientation, that of an exotic menagerie built up through gifts from colonial and travellers. Despite the added potential, the Park was more of a public attraction than a major scientific focus. The zoological layout nevertheless confirms a desire to interact with nature, a desire wich clearly reveals the ambition of the contemporary western world.
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Electronic reference
Éric Baratay, “Un instrument symbolique de la domestication : le jardin zoologique aux XIXe-XXe siècles (L'exemple du parc de la Tête d'Or à Lyon)”, Cahiers d'histoire [Online], 42-3/4 | 1997, Online since , connection on 29 March 2024. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/ch/314; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/ch.314
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