Wondrous Curiosities

Wondrous Curiosities
Author: Stephanie Moser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN:


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Based on her exloration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this pioneering study reveals the powerful role of museums in shaping our understanding of science, culture, and history.


Wondrous Curiosities
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: Stephanie Moser
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher:

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Based on her exloration of the British Museum's world-famous collection of Egyptian antiquities, this pioneering study reveals the powerful role of museums in s
The Collector's Cabinet
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Marc Allum
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-02 - Publisher: Icon Books Ltd

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Explore the wonderful world of antiques and collectables with Antiques Roadshow regular, Marc Allum. Go in search of stolen masterpieces, learn the secrets of t
Art and Curiosity Cabinets of the Late Renaissance
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Julius von Schlosser
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-19 - Publisher: Getty Research Institute

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For the first time, the pioneering book that launched the study of art and curiosity cabinets is available in English. Julius von Schlosser’s Die Kunst- und W
The Return of Curiosity
Language: en
Pages: 175
Authors: Nicholas Thomas
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-15 - Publisher: Reaktion Books

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The Spy Museum, the Vacuum Cleaner Museum, the National Mustard Museum—not to mention the Art Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Getty Center: museu
Passionate Curiosities
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Lauren Elizabeth Talalay
Categories: Antiquities
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015 - Publisher: Kelsey Museum Publications

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Passionate Curiosities explores the collections held in the University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum of Archaeology through the lens of the people whose intellect