Wunderkammer : an exotic journey through time / Thijs Demeulemeester
2017, First Edition. Tielt : Lanoo. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #441353
ISBN: 9789401442725
Physical description; 173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173). Translated from the Dutch. Contents; Introduction -- 1. The discovery of curiosity -- From medieval bestiaries to early explorers: How the collecting of exotica began -- 2. Wonders of the Americas -- Exotica from north to south -- 3. Out of Africa -- The dark continent -- A black hole for exotica? -- 4. Asiatica rule the waves -- Exotica from one thousand and one nights -- 5. Terra incognita -- Imaginary exotica. Subjects; Cabinets of curiosities History. Collectors and collecting History. Exoticism in art History.
Price: €28.00