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Patrick mauries cabinets of curiosities is a study of rooms of wonder. Greenwillow books has acquired a story collection that has its roots in a blog written by four middlegrade authors. Exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies. The cabinet of curiosities leaps from blog to book. The richly illustrated essays in cabinet of curiosities record the creative processes behind an installation designed by contemporary artist mark dion at the frederick r. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Weisman art museum at the university of minnesota, a collaboration of museum staff, students, and collection curators. The centuriesold tradition of the wunderkammer is enjoying a resurgence of late, with cabinets of curiosities on display from the chazen museum of art to gagosian. Cabinet of curiosities is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the wonders of natural history and the joys of being an amateur scientist and collector. Exactly the book for every young explorer who loves finding stuff in nature and bringing it home. A cabinet of curiosities was an encyclopedic collection in renaissance europe of types of objects whose categorial boundaries were yet to be. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A spectacularly illustrated anthology of victorian steampunk devices and the stories behind them, the thackery t. A kids guide to collecting and understanding the wonders of the natural world by grice, gordon isbn.
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