Cabinets of Curiosities - Hardcover

Mauriès, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500515948 ISBN 13: 9780500515945

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

All knowledge, the cosmos arranged on shelves, in cupboards, or hanging from the ceiling, 'infinite riches in a little room' – such were the cabinets of curiosities of the 17th century. This survey, now available in PLC, traces the amazing history of cabinets of curiosities, from their first appearance in the inventories and engravings commissioned by Renaissance nobles such as the Medici or the Hapsburgs, via those of the Dane Ole Wurm and the Italian polymath Athanasius Kircher, to the serious 17th- and 18th-century scientists Elias Ashmole and Levinas Vincent.

Table of Contents

Introduction · I. The Theatre of the World · II. Opening the Cabinets · III. Collectors · IV. The Revival of the Cabinet of Curiosities

About this title

Review

`Large and lavish'
--Proper Magazine

`Collectors, magpies, historians, art lovers and fans of the weird and wonderful will find this book captivating' --The Jeweller

'A cabinet of curiosities in itself, this book is a delight'
--The Scotsman

About the Author

Patrick Mauries is a writer and publisher of many notable titles on fashion and design, including Jewelry by Chanel, A Cabinet of Rarities, The World According to Karl and Fashion Quotes to name a few, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0500515948
• ISBN 13: 9780500515945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256