Cabinets of curiosities

Topic sh2002010501 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on European collections of the 16th and 17th centuries that typically comprised heterogeneous materials such as works of art, natural history specimens and scientific instruments that are often considered precursors of modern museums.

Used for

Cabinets of wonder
Curiosities, Cabinets of
Curiosity cabinets
Kunst-und Wunderkammern
Kunstkammern
Kunstkammers
Kunstschränke
Wunderkammern

Broader Terms (1)

Collectors and collecting

Related Terms (1)

Museums

Hierarchy

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