Massimo Listri. Cabinet of Curiosities. 40th Ed |
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| Author:
| Paolucci, Antonio
Carciotto, Giulia |
| Photographer:
| Listri, Massimo |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8365-9378-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2022 |
| Publisher: | TASCHEN
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. They offered a glimpse into a world full of natural wonders and treasures that aimed to reflect the order of the universe. This volume takes us through the world's most beautiful collections, into the Medici treasury or the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) of Dresden, and offers no less than a brief cultural history of the miraculous.
Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. They offered a glimpse into a world full of natural wonders and treasures that aimed to reflect the order of the universe. This volume takes us through the world's most beautiful collections, into the Medici treasury or the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) of Dresden, and offers no less than a brief cultural history of the miraculous.