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SUMMARY:The mine as a subterranean Kunstkammer - Lisa Skogh (Victoria &amp
 \; Albert Museum)
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CONTACT:Edwin Rose
DESCRIPTION:Similar to how the princely gardens and its collections should
  be seen as an outdoor extension of the Kunstkammer\, so could also the pr
 incely mines be interpreted. They all formed part of the over-all concept 
 of an early modern elite setting where the mines were central in its assoc
 iation to the display of power\, knowledge and rulership. This paper will 
 present the connection between collecting and mining represented in the Ku
 nstkammer from the perspective of the learned male ruler as well as his le
 arned consort. Material wealth provided not only the possibility to create
  a Kunstkammer it directly influenced how the mineral resources were refle
 cted in the patronage\, hence it played a crucial role as an economic plat
 form. As such\, the idea of the mines as a subterranean Kunstkammer opens 
 up different areas of collecting and sources of knowledge not the least in
  reference to the early modern Fürstin as a patron and collector.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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