# Cabinets of curiosities { "id": "S2002010501", "title": "Cabinets of curiosities", "url": "/topics/S2002010501", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "lcsh", "revision": "70358a2f91fb9ca5", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "291616898305631810", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 0, 477, 20742, 5120 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } Here are entered works on European collections of the 16th and 17th centuries that typically comprised heterogeneous materials such as works of art, natural history specimens and scientific instruments that are often considered precursors of modern museums. Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002010501 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.