Los almacenes de la naturaleza: el trabajo de catalogación en las colecciones de Historia Natural Nature storerooms: the work of cataloguing the collections of Natural history

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Since prehistoric times Humanity due to necessity, curiosity or fascination by the beauty has been collecting different curious or useful natural productions of a very diverse nature. Aware of the interest of the Greeks by the Natural history and is generalized the idea of considering Aristotle as the first naturalist and father of biology. The Romans continued the interest of the Greeks and, after the lethargy to medieval science; the Renaissance brought with it the rebirth of interest for the Natural History. During the 16th century, this interest is embodied in the `curiosity cabinets¿ created by nobles and potentates. The years are passing and, during the 18th century, the consolidation of the greatest modern museums occurs: British Museum of London, Real Gabinete de Historia Natural of Madrid, Museum National d¿Histoire Naturelle of Paris. etc. The collection social concept historic evolution until XVII Century is briefly described as well as its transformation during the followin

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