出版社: Laurence King Publishing (2016年9月9日)

精装: 208页

语种： 英语

ISBN: 1780678665

条形码: 9781780678665

商品尺寸: 17.8 x 2.5 x 24.8 cm

此书可以洞察骷髅收藏者奇妙的世界。集中十五个收藏，并拓以每个收藏者的采访，对物品的特写，这是对那些奇怪有趣的东西非常吸引人的展示。包括骷髅头骨，木乃伊，宗教神器，以及众多的狂欢节、余兴表演、犯罪表演等。详细记录了这些物品背后的奇闻异事，很多藏品都是**次向公众展示。

A fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre, Morbid Curiosities features 17 unique collections and an extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each collection. The collections include skulls, mummified body parts, occult objects and various carnival, side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the private world of their collections for the first time.

Paul Gambino has been an avid collector of the macabre for over 20 years and owns an extensive collection of nineteenth-century memorial photographs. His two decades of collecting have gained him access to some of the world's most elite collectors of the macabre.