kunstkammer

Noun

Meaning

kunstkammer (plural kunstkammers)

An early form of museum in which strange or rare objects were exhibited.
Synonyms: cabinet of curiosities, kunstkabinett, Wunderkammer

Examples

Between 1607 and 1611, de Boodt catalogued the Kunstkammer, and in 1609 he published Gemmarum et Lapidum, one of the finest mineralogical treatises of the 17th century. Source: Internet

Large uncut gemstones were held in strong boxes. citation Rudolf's Kunstkammer was not a typical "cabinet of curiosities" - a haphazard collection of unrelated specimens. Source: Internet

Rudolf kept a menagerie of exotic animals, botanical gardens, and Europe's most extensive " cabinet of curiosities " (Kunstkammer) incorporating "the three kingdoms of nature and the works of man". Source: Internet

One of the surviving items from the Kunstkammer is a "fine chair" looted by the Swedes in 1648 and now owned by the Earl of Radnor at Longford Castle, United Kingdom; Hayward, J. F., 1980. Source: Internet

When building was completed in 1605, the collection was moved to the dedicated Kunstkammer. Source: Internet

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