Cabinet of Curiosities dads and grads brought together many of the

brought together many of the great thinkers and leaders of the period

contextualize the histories that inspired these works

The exhibition’s curators and the book’s authors

000 anomalous photographs

Cabinet of Curiosities dads and grads brought together many of theCabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. From crocodiles, minerals, and corals to paintings, ivory trophies, measuring instruments, and incredible automata, it was a glimpse into a world full of natural wonders and treasures that aimed to reflect the order of the universe. This magnificent volume takes us through the worlds most beautiful collections, into the Medici treasury or the Green Vault (Grnes Gewlbe) of