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Art and curiosity cabinets of the late Renaissance: a contribution to the history of collecting


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Abstract

"This volume is the first English-language translation of Die Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Spätrenaissance, Austrian art historian and curator Julius von Schlosser's pioneering interpretation of late Renaissance cabinets of wonder as precursors to the modern museum"--

Contents

Die Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Spätrenaissance : a landmark reconsidered / Thomas DaCosta Kaufman -- Art and curiosity cabinets of the late Renaissance : a contribution to the history of collecting / Julius von Schlosser -- Preface [1907] -- Introduction : prehistory of the Kunst- und Wunderkammern -- The Kunst- und Wunderkammern -- Conclusion : the subsequent development of collecting -- Glossay of selected key terms.

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    Los Angeles, California: The Getty Research Institute, [2021]


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    • 9781606066652
    • 160606665X

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    Translated from the German.


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