Natural Curiousities
Parkstone PressReflecting their owner’s taste and serving as an impressive exhibition room for their visitors, cabinets of curiosities were a place of interest in the houses of the wealthy in the 16th an 17th centuries.
Rare vegetable and animal species, fossils, those cabinets were always dedicated to science and knowledge. By collecting the most uncommon and beautiful things nature ever produced, rich noblemen were able to build a microcosm expressing the diversity of God’s creation.
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Рік:
2011
Видавництво:
Parkstone Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
256
ISBN 10:
184484854X
ISBN 13:
9781844848546
Серії:
Mega Square Collection
Файл:
PDF, 51.43 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011