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A history of taxidermy : art, science and bad taste / P.A. Morris.
Pat MorrisDate: 2010
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The museum of Ole Worm, Copenhagen: interior. Engraving, 1655.
Date: 1655Reference: 571887i
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Ordnen, Vernetzen, Vermitteln : Kunst- und Naturalienkammern der Frühen Neuzeit als Lehr- und Lernorte / herausgegeben von Eva Dolezel, Rainer Godel, Andreas Pečar und Holger Zaunstöck.
Date: 2018
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Cabinets of curiosities / Patrick Mauries.
Patrick MaurièsDate: 2011
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In the museum of the quack doctor, the viscount Squanderfield holds out a small pill-box as a girl dabs her face with a handkerchief. Coloured aquatint after William Hogarth.
William HogarthReference: 38359i
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Collection, laboratory, theater : scenes of knowledge in the 17th century / edited by Helmar Schramm, Ludger Schwarte, Jan Lazardzig.
Date: [2005], ©2005
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Cabinets of wonder : a passion for collecting / text by Christine Davenne ; photographed by Christine Fleurent.
Davenne, ChristineDate: 2012
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In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by William Hogarth.
William HogarthDate: [1768]Reference: 38141i
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World in a box.
Date: 2003
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A summers divertisemet of mathematical and mechanical curiosities : Being an account of the things seen at the House of Curiosities, near Grange Park. Part First.
Date: 1695
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Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: part of the cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities. Engraving by F. Ertinger, ca. 1688.
Franz ErtingerDate: [1692]Reference: 35707i
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Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: part of the cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities. Engraving by F. Ertinger, 1688.
Franz ErtingerDate: [1692]Reference: 35702i
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Two young children hide as two adults come into the room where the children have been playing with their precious antiques. Engraving by T.A. Dean after J. Jenkins.
Joseph John JenkinsDate: 1838Reference: 29104i
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Two young children hide as two adults come into the room where the children have been playing with their precious antiques. Engraving by T.A. Dean after J. Jenkins.
Joseph John JenkinsDate: 1830-1839Reference: 33212i
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Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: part of the cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities. Engraving by F. Ertinger, 1688.
Franz ErtingerDate: [1692]Reference: 35705i
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Cabinets for the curious : looking back at early English museums / Ken Arnold.
Arnold, Ken, 1960-Date: [2006], ©2006
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In the cabinet of the quack doctor, the viscount Squanderfield holds out a small pill-box as a girl dabs her face with a handkerchief. Engraving by B. Baron after W. Hogarth, 1745.
William HogarthDate: April 1st 1745Reference: 38353i
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A catalogue of all the cheifest [sic] rarities in the publick theater and anatomie-hall of the University of Leyden / by Gerrard Blancken, which are so set in order that all may easily bee found in their places.
Schuyl, FransDate: 1695
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In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by T. Cook, ca. 1808, after W. Hogarth.
William HogarthDate: 1808Reference: 575770i

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A history of taxidermy : art, science and bad taste / P.A. Morris.

The museum of Ole Worm, Copenhagen: interior. Engraving, 1655.

Ordnen, Vernetzen, Vermitteln : Kunst- und Naturalienkammern der Frühen Neuzeit als Lehr- und Lernorte / herausgegeben von Eva Dolezel, Rainer Godel, Andreas Pečar und Holger Zaunstöck.

Cabinets of curiosities / Patrick Mauries.

In the museum of the quack doctor, the viscount Squanderfield holds out a small pill-box as a girl dabs her face with a handkerchief. Coloured aquatint after William Hogarth.

Collection, laboratory, theater : scenes of knowledge in the 17th century / edited by Helmar Schramm, Ludger Schwarte, Jan Lazardzig.

Cabinets of wonder : a passion for collecting / text by Christine Davenne ; photographed by Christine Fleurent.

In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by William Hogarth.

World in a box.

A summers divertisemet of mathematical and mechanical curiosities : Being an account of the things seen at the House of Curiosities, near Grange Park. Part First.

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: part of the cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities. Engraving by F. Ertinger, ca. 1688.

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: part of the cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities. Engraving by F. Ertinger, 1688.

Two young children hide as two adults come into the room where the children have been playing with their precious antiques. Engraving by T.A. Dean after J. Jenkins.

Two young children hide as two adults come into the room where the children have been playing with their precious antiques. Engraving by T.A. Dean after J. Jenkins.

Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: part of the cabinet of natural and artificial curiosities. Engraving by F. Ertinger, 1688.

Cabinets for the curious : looking back at early English museums / Ken Arnold.

In the cabinet of the quack doctor, the viscount Squanderfield holds out a small pill-box as a girl dabs her face with a handkerchief. Engraving by B. Baron after W. Hogarth, 1745.

A catalogue of all the cheifest [sic] rarities in the publick theater and anatomie-hall of the University of Leyden / by Gerrard Blancken, which are so set in order that all may easily bee found in their places.

In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by T. Cook, ca. 1808, after W. Hogarth.