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The theater of nature, or, Curiosity filled the cabinet
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Object Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Lorenz, Angela
Title
The
theater
of
nature
, or,
Curiosity
filled
the
cabinet
Alternate Title(s)
Curiosity
filled
the
cabinet
Date
2002
Press(es)
Angela Lornez Artists Books
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged): ill. (some col.); 18 cm
Subject(s)
Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605?
Museums in art
Science, Renaissance
Settala, Manfredo, 1600-1680
Description
Trade
edition
of a
work
originally
published
by A.
Lorenz
,
Bologna
,
Italy
,
2000
in an
edition
of
10
copies
.
"This
pop-up
museum
housed
in a
magic
lantern
box
is
an
amusing
introduction
to the
history
of
museums
from
Ancient
Greece
through
the
18th
century
. The
artist's
hand
drawn
copperplate
etchings
,
based
on
old
engravings
depicting
the
earliest
museums
in
Europe
, are
reproduced
here in a
fascimile
version
of the
original
limited-edition
artist's
book"--Case
.
Two
accordion
fold
illustrated
texts
,
printed
on
both
sides
and
issued
in a
folding
paper
case
.
"
[A]
rhyming
poem
recounts
the
rise
and
fall
of
cabinets
of
curiositites
,
illustrated
with
nine
watercolors
based
on
16th
and
17th
century
manuscripts
commissioned
by
Ulisses
Aldrovandi
(1522-1605)
,
housed
in the
University
of
Bologna
Library
, and by
Manfredo
Settala
(1600-1680)
,
now
housed
in the
Biblioteca
Estense
of
Modena
,
Italy"--Case
.
Book Type(s)
Accordion fold format
Artists' books
Movable books
Poetry
Binding
Folded strip
Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Lorenz, Angela
Title
The
theater
of
nature
, or,
Curiosity
filled
the
cabinet
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Cover
Image Description
The
book
is
constructed
to be a
pop-up
museum
inside
a
magic
lantern
box
.
Front
of the
magic
lantern
book
cover
with a
drawing
of a
fanciful
creature
in the
center
.
ImageID
artb45727A
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Content
The theater of nature, or, Curiosity filled the cabinet
Cover
Back cover
Book, folded out
Book, folded out
The theater of nature, or, Curiosity filled the cabinet
Cover
Back cover
Book, folded out
Book, folded out
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