The secret museum

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The Secret Museum is a unique treasure trove of the most intriguing artifacts hidden away in museum archives from all over the world - curated, brought to light, and brought to life by Molly Oldfield in a beautifully illustrated collection.

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Title Statements

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:351 pages : : illustrations (some color), color maps ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780007455287, 0007455283
oclc:ocn812685732
LC Classification:AM151
Dewey Decimal:069.5

A Gutenberg Bible on vellum -- Harrison Schmitt's space suit -- Three peices 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 exercise book -- Vladimir Nabakov's butterfly genitalia cabinet -- Charles Dickens's feline letter opener -- The heart token -- Item RDMSC RD 1/1/1 -- Auguste Picard's balloon gondola -- Jason Junior -- Underwater painting by Zarh Pritchard -- Anglerfish couple -- The first giraffe -- 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 -- Song 21 -- Exu Boca de Fogo -- Livingston and Stanley's hats -- Hawai'ian feather helmet -- The Lienzo of Tlapiltepec -- Mixtec turquoise mosaic shield -- Alicia (1965-67) mural by Joan Miro and Josep Llorens Artigas -- An unopened book -- The diamond sutra -- Tibetan abbot's costume -- Two golden bees, from the Glass Palace in Burma -- Slap-soled shoes -- Blood's dagger -- Tell Halaf sculptures -- Alfred Nobel's will -- Ske…