Ad
related to: albertus seba cabinet of natural curiositiesBrowse & Discover Thousands of Science Book Titles, for Less.
Search results
Apr 1, 2011 · The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities of Albertus Seba (1665–1736) is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time.
- (180)
- Albertus Seba
May 15, 2019 · Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour, 1734–1765 represents the efforts of a single collector based in Amsterdam in the eighteenth century, Albertus Seba. Seba came into contact with natural specimens in his work as an apothecary, and this may be what sparked his interest in the natural world and prompted him to ...
See peculiar creatures and extraordinary illustrations of animals, plants, and insects in this book on Albertus Seba’s cabinet of natural curiosities.
- fp
People also ask
Who is Albertus Seba?
Is Seba a good book?
Did Seba have a museum?
What is cabinet of natural curiosities?
Mar 9, 2023 · Cabinet of natural curiosities = Das Naturalienkabinett = Le cabinet des curiosités naturelles : Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri, 1734-1765 : Seba, Albertus, 1665-1736 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
In the eighteenth century, a European could know the world in great detail without ever leaving his homeland. Or he could, at least, if he got into the right industry. So it was with Albertus Seba, a Dutch pharmacist who opened up shop in Amsterdam just as the eighteenth century began.
Albertus or Albert Seba (May 12, 1665, Etzel near Friedeburg – May 2, 1736, Amsterdam) was a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist, and collector. Seba accumulated one of the largest cabinets of curiosities in the Netherlands during his time. He sold one of his cabinets in 1717 to Peter the Great of Russia.
A fascinating and comprehensive glimpse into an 18C natural history collection and the mind, as well as the collection, of the 18C natural historian/apothecary/collector Albertus Seba. The range of the collection, and the provenance of the exhibits, is quite extraordinary.
