The First Treatise on Museums: Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, 1565 books that inspire 5 1/4 x 7 3/4

5 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches

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The First Treatise on Museums: Samuel Quiccheberg's Inscriptiones, 1565 books that inspire 5 1/4 x 7 3/4Samuel Quiccheberg Introduction by Mark A. Meadow Translation by Mark A. Meadow and Bruce Robertson A new translation of a seminal sixteenth century book on the collection and display of objects. Samuel Quicchebergs Inscriptiones, first published in Latin in 1565, is an ambitious effort to demonstrate the pragmatic value of curiosity cabinets, or Wunderkammern, to princely collectors in sixteenth century Europe and, by so doing, inspire them to