Cabinets of Curiosities
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0500022887
ISBN-13
9780500022887
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 18th, 2019
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
1,260 grams
Dimensions
26.00 x 20.30 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
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Unicorns horns, mermaids skeletons, stuffed and preserved animals and plants, precious metals, clocks, scientific instruments, celestial globesall knowledge, the whole cosmos, arranged on shelves in a single room. Such were the cabinets of curiosities of the seventeenth century, the last period of history when man could aspire to know everything.Cabinets of CuriositiesAuthor Patrick Maurie`s chronicles the amazing history of these rooms of wonders in this ingeniously erudite survey. Not many of the rooms survive, but there are pictorial records and their contents still exist and are among the treasures of museums all over the world.
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