The secret museum

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"A unique treasure trove of the most intriguing artifacts hidden away in museum archives from all over the world, curated, brought to light and to life by Molly Oldfield in a beautifully illustrated collection"--Provided by publisher

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Full title :The secret museum / Molly Oldfield.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Collins
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

Notes

"Some treasures are too precious to display"--Cover

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (351 pages) : : illustrations (some color), color maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780007516896, 0007516894
oclc:ocn891803434
LC Classification:AM151
Dewey Decimal:069.5

A Gutenberg Bible on vellum -- Harrison Schimtt's space suit -- Three pieces of Mars -- A piece of Newton's apple tree -- The first cultivated pearls -- Lamourouxia viscosa, seed from Mexico -- Things beneath the floorboards -- A bejewelled cross -- A Haida shaman's rattle -- Francis Crick's sketch of DNA -- Tablet K.143, school of exercise book of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria -- Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly genitalia cabinet -- Charles Dickens's feline letter opener -- The heart token -- Item RDMSC RD 1/1/1 -- Auguste Piccard's balloon gondola -- Jason Junior -- Underwater painting by Zarh Pritchard -- Anglerfish couple -- The first giraffe in France -- A great auk egg -- A glass jellyfish -- The interior of Vasa -- Flag from the Battle of Trafalgar -- A blue whale -- Logbook of the Kon-Tiki expedition -- Wally Herbert's sledge -- Song 21 -- Exu boca de fogo -- Livingstone and Stanley's hats -- Hawai'ian feather helmet -- The lienzo of Tlapiltepec -- Mixtec turquoise mosaic shield -- Alicia (1965-67), mural by Joan Miró and Josep Lloréns Artigas -- An unopened book -- The Diamond Sutra -- Tibetan abbot's costume -- Two golden bees, from the Glass Palace in Burma -- Slap-soled sh…