Rarity

Manfredi Ricca and Rebecca Robins

Chapter Chapter VII in Meta-Luxury, 2012, pp 143-162 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The fascination for the ‘rare and remarkable’ was widely exploited in Renaissance Europe, in what became known in England as cabinets of wonder or cabinets of curiosities, in Germany as Kunstkammern or Wunderkammern and, in France, as chambres des merveilles. Creators of some of the world’s most renowned ‘wonder rooms’ included Francesco I, the first Medici Grand-Duke of Tuscany, and Peter the Great of Russia. The collections comprised an encyclopaedic array of objects of untold rarity, fable, intellectual virtuosity and beauty, and the ‘rooms’ that housed them were the precursor to today’s museums.

Keywords: Brand Management; Great Brand; Luxury Brand; International Herald Tribune; Sensational Item (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137005663_7

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