The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Wonders of America: The Curiosity Cabinet as a Site of Representation and Knowledge
Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title): Periodical Title: Publication Type:journal article Authors:Yaya, Isabel Editors: Publisher:Journal of the History of Collection Place of Publication: Publication Date:2008 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume:20 Issue:2 Start Page:173 End Page:188 Abstract:This essay examines the representation of the New World in cabinets of curiosities throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Despite the contrasting nature of these private collections and the varying degrees of access that European states had to such exotic objects, the characterization and assessment of the Americana displays a consistent similarity. It is argued here that the meaning of these items within the microcosm of the cabinets can be comprehended by the intellectual enterprise that sustained the gathering of curiosities and by the representation of Amerindian societies in moral history works. Descriptors/Keywords:ethnography; new world; America ISBN: URL:Documents in Print Item: No Documents Listed in Print Item Attached People: No People Attached To This Print Item Location(s): No Locations Attached To This
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