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Irmgard musch, jes rust, rainer willmann hardcover, 9. Pdf seba cabinet of natural curiosities download full. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri, 17341765, cologne and london, taschen, 2001, pp. This is huge and is a worthwhile book to have at home. Albertus sebas cabinet of natural curiosities is one of the 18th centurys gratest natural history achievements.
The complete plates in colour, 17341763 hardcover published october 1st 2005 by taschen hardcover, 543 pages. Albertus sebas cabinet of natural curiosities is one of the 18th centurys greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Modern terminology would categorize the objects included as belonging to natural history sometimes. See peculiar creatures and extraordinary illustrations of animals, plants, and insects in this book on albertus sebas cabinet of natural curiosities. Cabinet of natural curiosities the colored plates 1734. The most expensive is albert sebas cabinet of natural curiousites, taschen. Cabinet of natural curiosities bibliotheca universalis taschen books exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies.
It is a beautiful tribute to the breadth and the detail of creatures great and. Each color plate depicting meticulously drawn animals from the collection of naturalist albertus seba 16651736. Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes, amsterdam based pharmacist albertus seba 16651736 had a passion that led him far beyond the call of duty. Cabinet of natural curiosities coffee table book pottery. Exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies. Cabinet of natural curiosities bibliotheca universalis.
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Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes. The cabinet of curiosities is synonymous with delight and surprise, with marvels and rare objects, but is also the mirror and representation of the world in its entirety. The term cabinet originally described a room rather than a piece of furniture. The complete plates in colour, 17341765 published by taschen 20051001 2005 isbn 10.
The cabinet of natural curiosities is one of the 18th centurys greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. His amazing collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime. The cabinet of curiosities is the name given to what was a 19th century museum for the lower classes. Complete works 1979today, 2020 edition massimo listri.
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