(from the article `museums, history of`) ...Kunstkammer and Rüstkammer, for example, referring respectively to a collection of art and a collection of historical objects or armour. Natural ...
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During the Renaissance wealthy and learned men collected works of art, natural phenomena and scientific and tecnical objects in a study or series of rooms. The collection was not governed by any strict criteria and was intended to reflect the owner's encyclopedic knowledge. Examples exist in the 'studiolo' of Francesco de' Medici and the Wunderkamm...
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