James Jobling
Well-known member
These two new books, referred to in The Society for the History of Natural History Newsletter, 113 (Jan. 2018) Notes 23 and 25, could provide useful background material for the historian/etymologist;
The Origins of Museums. The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-century Europe. Oliver Impey & Arthur MacGregor (eds.) 2017 (reprint). Ashmolean Museum. ISBN 978 1910807194.
Curators. Behind the scenes of Natural History Museums. Lance Grande. 2017. Chicago University Press. ISBN 978 022619275
The Origins of Museums. The Cabinet of Curiosities in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-century Europe. Oliver Impey & Arthur MacGregor (eds.) 2017 (reprint). Ashmolean Museum. ISBN 978 1910807194.
Curators. Behind the scenes of Natural History Museums. Lance Grande. 2017. Chicago University Press. ISBN 978 022619275
