A small thing to add :

The D'Orbigny museum (La Rochelle, France) owns what could be the last
cabinet of curiosities still alive.

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From: "Henk H. Dijkstra" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 7:47 PM
Subject: request


> Dear Conchlers,
>
> Is there someone who could help me to get a copy of the following
> publication:
>
> Impey, Q. & A. Macgregor (eds), 1985. The Origins of Museums. The cabinet
of
> curiousities in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe. Clarendon Press,
> Oxford.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Henk
>
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