Curiosa
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| - | {{Template}}Curiosa is most commonly used for [[books]] or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. It is derived from the term ''[[curious]]''. | + | [[Image:Musei Wormiani Historia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''Museum Wormianum'' (1654), the [[cabinet of curiosities]] by [[Ole Worm]]]] |
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| + | '''Curiosa''' is most commonly used for [[books]] or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. It is derived from the term ''[[curious]]''. | ||
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| + | In [[1887]] [[Alcide Bonneau]] collected a number of his essays and published them as ''[[Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue]]'', it is said that the later bookselling category ''[[curiosa]]'' thanks its coinage to this collection. Before Bonneau, [[Isaac D'Israeli]] had published ''[[Curiosities of Literature]]'', a collection of [[anecdote]]s about historical persons and events, [[unusual]] books, and the habits of [[book-collector]]s. | ||
| == See also== | == See also== | ||
| - | * [[Jules Gay]], a publishers of curiosa | + | :''[[curious]], [[bibliophily]], [[cult fiction]]'' |
| + | *''[[Curiosities of Literature]]'' (4 vols. [[1791]]-[[1823]]; single vol. [[1824]]) by Isaac D'Israeli | ||
| + | * [[Jules Gay]], a publisher of curiosa | ||
| * [[BiblioCuriosa]], a wiki dedicated to such literature | * [[BiblioCuriosa]], a wiki dedicated to such literature | ||
| *[[Curious]] | *[[Curious]] | ||
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Curiosa is most commonly used for books or other writings dealing with unusual, especially pornographic and erotic topics. It is derived from the term curious.
In 1887 Alcide Bonneau collected a number of his essays and published them as Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue, it is said that the later bookselling category curiosa thanks its coinage to this collection. Before Bonneau, Isaac D'Israeli had published Curiosities of Literature, a collection of anecdotes about historical persons and events, unusual books, and the habits of book-collectors.
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See also
- Curiosities of Literature (4 vols. 1791-1823; single vol. 1824) by Isaac D'Israeli
- Jules Gay, a publisher of curiosa
- BiblioCuriosa, a wiki dedicated to such literature
- Curious
- Cabinet of curiosities
- Bizarre
- Facetious
- Physica Curiosa (1662) - Gaspar Schott
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