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Collectors and collecting > Cabinets of curiosities
Art > Collectors and collecting > Cabinets of curiosities
Art > Collectors and collecting > Cabinets of curiosities
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Cabinets of curiosities  

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Entry terms

  • Cabinets of wonder
  • Curiosities, Cabinets of
  • Curiosity cabinets
  • Kunstkammern
  • Kunstkammers
  • Kunstschränke
  • Kunst-und Wunderkammern
  • Wunderkammern

Note

  • Here are entered works on European collections of the 16th and 17th centuries that typically comprised heterogeneous materials such as works of art, natural history specimens and scientific instruments that are often considered precursors of modern museums.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/lcsh/sh2002010501

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