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Front façade of the museum
Front façade of the museum
Wood-engraving of the Ashmolean c. 1845
Wood-engraving of the Ashmolean c. 1845
The museum's renovated central atrium in 2009
The museum's renovated central atrium in 2009
Rive des Esclavons, by J. M. W. Turner, c. 1840
Rive des Esclavons, by J. M. W. Turner, c. 1840
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"Musei Wormiani Historia", the frontispiece from the Museum Wormianum depicting Ole Worm's cabinet of curiosities.
"Musei Wormiani Historia", the frontispiece from the Museum Wormianum depicting Ole Worm's cabinet of curiosities.
A male Narwhal, whose tusk, as a Unicorn horn, was a common piece in cabinets.
A male Narwhal, whose tusk, as a Unicorn horn, was a common piece in cabinets.
A corner of a cabinet, painted by Frans II Francken in 1636 reveals the range of connoisseurship of a Baroque-era virtuoso
A corner of a cabinet, painted by Frans II Francken in 1636 reveals the range of connoisseurship of a Baroque-era virtuoso
Fold-out engraving from Ferrante Imperato's Dell'Historia Naturale (Naples 1599), the earliest illustration of a natural history cabinet
Fold-out engraving from Ferrante Imperato's Dell'Historia Naturale (Naples 1599), the earliest illustration of a natural history cabinet