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In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy, dedicated to the marvels of nature. Drawing on archives of visitors' books, letters, and pleas for patronage, this title reconstructs the lost social world of Renaissance and Baroque museums.

Possessing Nature

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 2 April 1996
      ISBN-13 9780520205086
      978-0520205086
      ISBN-10 0520205081
      Also in:
      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Orality / Oral transmission History Social and cultural history Natural History Nature and the natural world: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy, dedicated to the marvels of nature. Drawing on archives of visitors' books, letters, and pleas for patronage, this title reconstructs the lost social world of Renaissance and Baroque museums.

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