A Cabinet of Rarities author-nicholas-ganz for which he won Academy

for which he won Academy Awards for Costume Design

Without photography

before arriving at the phenomenon of the contemporary mega-city: London and New York

ornamentation and upholstery

he shows how they have shaped cultures

A Cabinet of Rarities author-nicholas-ganz for which he won AcademyWith breathtaking virtuosity and a unique, dreamlike vision, rik Desmazieres? a master of contemporary printmaking ? re creates interiors, cityscapes and fantastical compositions. For this book the first to include the artist's rare work in colour Desmazieres has delved deep into the arcane theme of cabinets of curiosities. Taking as his starting point the melancholy musings of the seventeenth century antiquary Sir Thomas Browne, he has reinterpreted