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Book cover of 26 Oggetti, with a wooden box. Published by Scheidegger & Spiess.

26 Oggetti

Edited by Swiss National Museum

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  • A panorama of Switzerland's cantons, their history and manifold culture
Full Description

The Swiss National Museum’s permanent collection reflects Switzerland’s history from pre-historic times until the present day. Each object also represents the location where it was found or made; the people who made or used it; a trade or profession; a personal or regional identity. Published to coincide with the opening of the new extension of the Landesmuseum in Zurich, Swiss National Museum’s oldest and largest site, 26 Things features as many highlights from its collection, one from each of Switzerland’s cantons. The selection ranges from a Celtic gold bowl from ca. 1500 BC (Zurich) to a miniature electro motor that propelled NASA’s Mars rover Spirit in 2004 (Obwalden). It includes Switzerland’s first snow gun of 1978 (Grisons) as well as a medieval Madonna sculpture (Valais) or a clock made in 1796 that once belonged to Napoleon (Neuchâtel). The beautifully designed small book offers a varied Swiss panorama, taking the reader all around the country’s twenty-six cantons, each with its own history and cultural identity. Text in Italian.

About the Author

The Swiss National Museum was founded by the Swiss Confederation in 1891 and opened in Zurich in 1898.

Specifications
Publisher
Scheidegger & Spiess
ISBN
9783858817822
Published
12th Sep 2016
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
198 mm x 150 mm
Pages
112 Pages
Illustrations
72 colour, 1 b&w
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