Reflecting 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.
| ISBN: | 9781844848546 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2011 |
| Author: | |
| Publisher: | Parkstone Press an imprint of Parkstone Press USA |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Mega Square |
| Genres: |
History of art |
Reflecting 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.
Natural Curiosities features in the following genres: History of art
Natural Curiosities is available in Hardback
Natural Curiosities was written by and published by Parkstone Press an imprint of Parkstone Press USA
Natural Curiosities has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Mega Square series