Cabinets of curiosities

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      1. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">cabinets of curiosities</skos:prefLabel>

      2. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="nl">rariteitenkabinetten</skos:prefLabel>

      3. <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="de">Wunderkammern</skos:prefLabel>

      4. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">cabinet of curiosities</skos:altLabel>

      5. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">cabinets of curiosity</skos:altLabel>

      6. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">curiosity cabinets</skos:altLabel>

      7. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">curiosities, cabinet of</skos:altLabel>

      8. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">curiosities, cabinets of</skos:altLabel>

      9. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="nl">rariteitenkabinet</skos:altLabel>

      10. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="nl">rariteitenkamers</skos:altLabel>

      11. <skos:altLabel xml:lang="de">Wunderkammer</skos:altLabel>

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      13. <skos:note xml:lang="en">Rooms housing collections of various objects, typically fossils, botanical rarities, shells, taxidermy, horns, tusks, skeletons, minerals, small artworks such as medallions and statuettes, and other items that often had been collected during exploring and trading voyages. Items were typically arranged in cabinets as well as on the walls and ceilings. Popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, cabinets of curiosities focused on the strange and unusual, and have been described as the forerunner to the natural history museum and other modern museums.</skos:note>

      14. <skos:note xml:lang="nl">Kamers met collecties van verschillende objecten, meestal fossielen, botanische rariteiten, schelpen en opgezette dieren, evenals kleine kunstwerken zoals medaillons en beeldjes, opgesteld in kabinetten, op de muren en aan het plafond. Rariteitenkabinetten waren in de 16de en 17de eeuw populair in Europa. Ze richtten zich op het vreemde en het ongewone en worden wel gezien als de voorloper van de hedendaagse musea.</skos:note>

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