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The wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankinds knowledge in a single room. It is this narrative element that continues to lend the book much of its special fascination. The cabinet of natural curiosities is one of the 18th century s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. The rich treasures of renaissance cabinets of curiosities. The color plates are better described as pictures, albeit very good ones.
The aim for many collectors like seba was to compile a sampling of specimens from the four corners of the earth that would serve as a microcosm for everything knowable in the natural world. The cabinet of natural curiosities of albertus seba 16651736 is one of the 18th centurys greatest natural history achievements and remains one of. Each color plate depicting meticulously drawn animals from the collection of naturalist albertus seba 16651736. Willmann, rainer, isbn 3836554372, isbn 9783836554374, brand new, free shipping in the us albertus sebas cabinet of natural curiosities is one of the 18th centurys greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Cabinet of natural curiosities the colored plates 1734. Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes. Part circus sideshow, part collection, part ripleys believeitornot, the cabinets were a collection of oddities, always strange, often grotesque, and occasionally fraudulent. My husband picked up this copy almost a year ago for me and has been waiting patiently ever since for me to read it. Discover an imaginarium of antiques, collectibles, oddities, curiosities, and a cornucopia of whatchamacallits. This is the third installment in the special agent pendergast series. Details about cabinet of natural curiosities hardcover 2011 albertus seba taschen. Photograph by massimo listri, published by taschen.
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Throughout this book i wondered why it was so revered in the mystery world. Great for reading alone or reading aloud at camp or school. Cabinet of curiosities by gracinha viterbo home facebook. This is the view northwards, towards the village of billy row. Albertus sebas unrivaled catalog of animals, insects and plants the cabinet of natural curiosities is one of the 18th centurys greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. The complete plates in colour, published by taschen in featuring highly detailed century illustrations from albertus sebas collection of exotic flora and fauna.
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