Kunstkammer : early modern art and curiosity cabinets in the Holy Roman Empire / Jeffrey Chipps Smith.

Main entry:

Smith, Jeffrey Chipps, 1951- author.

Title & Author:

Kunstkammer : early modern art and curiosity cabinets in the Holy Roman Empire / Jeffrey Chipps Smith.

Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2022.
©2022

Description:

319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 26 x 20 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-295) and index.
Theories for the organization of knowledge -- Precedents --The Wittelsbachs and the Munich Kunstkammer -- Archduke Ferdinand II and Schloss Ambras -- The Albertine Wettins and the Dresden Kunstkammer -- The Kunstkammer of Rudolf II in Prague -- The Kunstkammern in Graz, Stuttgart and Kassel -- The world in a cabinet.

Summary:

"Kunstkammern, art and curiosity cabinets housed in a dedicated room or suite of chambers, were often filled with thousands of diverse and sometimes shocking objects reflecting the bounty of nature and human creativity. These could range from a cherry pit carved with dozens of faces to an intricate drinking cup fashioned from a rhinoceros horn. Whether as a setting for personal contemplation or as a manifestation of the wealth and prestige of its owners, these proto-museums dazzled visitors of the time. This book offers the first in-depth comparative examination of the history, theory, organization and character of the major Kunstkammern in the Holy Roman Empire"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1789146127 hardcover
9781789146127 hardcover
(ebook)
9781789146134

Subject:

Cabinets of curiosities Europe History.
Art Holy Roman Empire.
Cabinets d'amateurs Europe Histoire.
Art
Cabinets of curiosities
Europe
Europe Holy Roman Empire

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 317933
Call No.: 317933
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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