Mauries, Patrick
Cabinets of Curiosities
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500022887
- author:
- Mauries, Patrick
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 25.5 x 18.8 centimetres (1.26 kg
- Genre:
- Home & Garden, Antiques & Collecting, Home & Garden,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The cabinets of curiosities were rooms of wonder, where knowledge and curiosity converged. From the Renaissance to the 17th century, these spaces were filled with an astonishing array of objects: unicorns' horns, mermaids' skeletons, scientific instruments, and precious metals. These unique collections belonged to a diverse group of individuals, including archdukes, kings, merchants, and scholars. Their passion for collecting drove them to create vast repositories of knowledge, often spanning entire palatial suites. Although many of these rooms have been lost to time, their contents remain, preserved in museums around the world. This book chronicles the fascinating history of cabinets of curiosities, tracing their development from the inventories and engravings commissioned by noble families to the scientific pursuits of collectors like Elias Ashmole.
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