Curiosa
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| '''Curiosa''' is most commonly used for [[books]] or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. It is derived from the term ''[[curious]]''. | '''Curiosa''' is most commonly used for [[books]] or other writings dealing with [[unusual]], especially [[pornographic]] and [[erotic]] topics. It is derived from the term ''[[curious]]''. | ||
| In [[1887]] [[Alcide Bonneau]] collected a number of his essays and published them as ''[[Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue]]'', it is said that the later bookselling category ''[[curiosa]]'' thanks its coinage to this collection. | In [[1887]] [[Alcide Bonneau]] collected a number of his essays and published them as ''[[Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue]]'', it is said that the later bookselling category ''[[curiosa]]'' thanks its coinage to this collection. | ||
| - | + | [[Curiosities of Literature]] | |
| == See also== | == See also== | ||
| * [[Jules Gay]], a publishers of curiosa | * [[Jules Gay]], a publishers of curiosa | ||
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Curiosa is most commonly used for books or other writings dealing with unusual, especially pornographic and erotic topics. It is derived from the term curious. In 1887 Alcide Bonneau collected a number of his essays and published them as Curiosa: essais critiques de littérature ancienne ignorée ou mal connue, it is said that the later bookselling category curiosa thanks its coinage to this collection. Curiosities of Literature
See also
- Jules Gay, a publishers of curiosa
- BiblioCuriosa, a wiki dedicated to such literature
- Curious
- Cabinet of curiosities
- Bizarre
- Facetious
- Physica Curiosa (1662) - Gaspar Schott
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