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The Great Menagerie, An Adaption of the Antique Pop-up Book

Author Anthea Bell British
1979
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Great Menagerie, An Adaption of the Antique Pop-up Book
  • Author: Anthea Bell (British, Suffolk 1936–2018 Cambridge)
  • Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Date: 1979
  • Medium: Illustrations: commercial process
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 8 7/16 x 3/8 in. (27.3 x 21.5 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, MMA Production Department, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.616.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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