Schatzkammer
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| '''Schatzkammer''' is a German word which translates as '''Treasure Room''', and is a term also used in English for the collection of treasures, especially those in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector, kept in a secure room, often in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance [[cabinet of curiosities]]. | '''Schatzkammer''' is a German word which translates as '''Treasure Room''', and is a term also used in English for the collection of treasures, especially those in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector, kept in a secure room, often in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance [[cabinet of curiosities]]. | ||
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Schatzkammer is a German word which translates as Treasure Room, and is a term also used in English for the collection of treasures, especially those in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector, kept in a secure room, often in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance cabinet of curiosities.
Examples:
- The Imperial Treasury Schatzkammer in Vienna
- The collection of the royal regalia and treasures of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty, housed in the Residenz Palace in Munich, Germany.
- The vast collection of the Wettin Monarchs of Saxony, kept in the Grünes Gewölbe in the Residenzschloss (Royal Castle) at Dresden, Germany.
- The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom in the Tower of London
- A display of Bourbon treasures in the basement of the Museo del Prado, Madrid
- The Waddesdon Bequest, a 19th century collection of mostly Renaissance treasures now displayed together in the British Museum
A very small but evocative Renaissance room in a tower at Lacock Abbey was designed for keeping and viewing the treasures of the newly-rich owner.
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