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The Origins of Museums: The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth-And Seventeenth-Century Europe
The Origins of Museums The Cabinet of Curiosities in SixteenthAnd SeventeenthCentury Europe
Author: O. R. Impey, MacGregor
The Origins of Museums is an extensive account of the first great collections in late sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe. The collections, then called 'cabinets of curiosities', were the beginnings of museums as we now know them. The discovery of the New World saw a huge influx of exotic and rare exhibits arrive in from distant lands. Thes...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199521081
ISBN-10: 0199521085
Publication Date: 12/19/1985
Pages: 335
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Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Txt)
Book Type: Hardcover
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