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Author Davenne, Christine.

Title Cabinets of wonder : a passion for collecting / by Christine Davenne ; photographed by Christine Fleurent.

Publication Info. New York : Abrams, 2012.

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  749.3 DAVENNE    Check Shelf
Description 231 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Note Translation of Cabinets de curiosités, published in Paris by Martinière in 2011.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Enter the world of the curious -- The cabinet of wonder, an overview -- The studioli, between glory and melancholy -- Portrait: Malplaquet House -- The cabinet of wonder as theater of the world -- Portrait: Jacques Garcia -- Exoticae: Monsters from elsewhere -- Portrait: Joan Fontcuberta -- Scientificae, the scientific cabinets -- Portrait: Henri Cueco -- The cabinet of wonder today.
Subject Cabinets of curiosities -- Europe -- History.
Collectors and collecting -- Europe -- History.
Cabinets of curiosities -- Europe -- Pictorial works.
Collectors and collecting -- Europe -- Pictorial works.
Added Title Cabinets de curiosités
ISBN 9781419705540 alkaline paper
1419705547 alkaline paper
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