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Wondrous Obsessions: The Cabinet of Curiosities

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

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Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Show more

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