An addicting and absolutely fascinating peek into various collections from all over the world.
Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. They offered a glimpse into a world full ofnatural wonders and treasures that aimed to reflect the order of the universe. This volume takes us through theworld’s most beautiful collections, into the Medici treasury or the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) of Dresden, and offers no less thana brief cultural history of the miraculous.
Hardcover, 6.1x8.5in.,
2.42 lb, 448 pages
“A glimpse inside historic collections of miraculous miscellany.”