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‖ Wunderkammer, n.|ˈvʊndərkamər|
[Ger., f. Wunder wonder n. + Kammer chamber.]
A chamber or cabinet of wonders; spec. a place exhibiting the collection of a connoisseur of curiosities, such as became common from the late Renaissance onwards.
1976Arch. Amer. Art Jrnl. XVI. ii. 5/2 A sort of late 19th-century version of that assembly of curiosities that first appeared in the 16th century and is best characterized by the German Wunderkammer. 1984O. Banks Caravaggio Obsession i. i. 11 We call a room like this a studiolo—a little study—but the Germans are right; it is a Wunderkammer, a room of wonders. 1988Arena Autumn/Winter 180/1 His place upstairs is like a private museum or a baroque Wunderkammer. |
