The secret museum
By: Molly Oldfield
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781770852570
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; Museum exhibits
Description: "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.
Notes: Originally published: London : Collins, 2013.

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

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A Gutenberg Bible on vellum; title: Harrison Schimtt's space suit; title: Three peices of mars; title: A piece of Newton's apple tree; title: The first cultivated pearls; title: Lamourouxia viscosa, seed from Mexico; title: Things beneath floorboards; title: A bejewelled cross; title: A Haida shaman's rattle; title: Francis Crick's sketch of DNA; title: Tablet K.143, school of exercise book of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria; title: Vladimir Nabokov's butterfly genitalia cabinet; title: Charles Dickens's feline letter opener; title: The heart token; title: Item RDMSC RD 1/1/1; title: Auguste Piccard's balloon gondola; title: Jason Junior; title: Underwater painting by Zarh Pritchard; title: Anglerfish couple; title: The first giraffe in France; title: A great auk egg; title: A glass jellyfish; title: The interior of Vasa; title: Flag from the Battle of Trafalgar; title: A blue whale; title: Logbook of the Kon-Tiki expedition; title: Wally Herbert's sledge; title: Song 21; title: Exu boca de fogo; title: Livingstone and Stanley's hats; title: Hawai'ian feather helmet.