Curiosa [2021] Today

Private presses (e.g., Isidore Liseux in Paris, 1880s) specialized in limited-edition curiosa for subscribers, often in Latin or with coded catalogues.

The modern collector must draw a line between the curious and the cruel . A Victorian mourning brooch made of hair is acceptable (the donor usually gave consent). A pickled fetus sold as a "mermaid" is not only distasteful but often illegal. Curiosa

Welcome to the cabinet of Curiosa. The weirder, the better. Private presses (e