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Men's Weird Collections Inspired the Modern Museum: Cabinets of Curiosities
The history of cabinets of curiosities
In the character of Nicholas Gimcrack, Shadwell was mocking the so-called “ virtuoso ” — the pompous man of science who obsessively collected ancient artifacts or “natural curiosities” in pursuit of knowledge. Item, To my learned and worthy friend Dr. Johannes Elscrickius, professor in anatomy, and my associate in the studies of nature, as an eternal monument of my affection and friendship for him, I bequeath As these were private collections, there was no real effort to interpret or explain all the stuff inside — just an overwhelming riot of stuffed animals, fossils, art, archaeological artifacts, and more:
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