What place does history have in this cabinet of curiosities and the catalogue that enumerates its holdings? |
The primary lesson we took from our Delphic oracle project is not the well-worn message that modern science can elucidate ancient curiosities. |
The etagere was the focal point of the parlor and often displayed precious glass, marble, porcelain, and curiosities on its cascading shelves. |
Old style anthropological methods treated Indigenous peoples as historical curiosities, as remnants of a dead culture. |
A true memorial must address the imagination and not merely present an assortment of ghoulish curiosities. |
And amidst the displays of oddities and curiosities, the museum of anatomy was in some ways the oddest and most curious. |