On 12.04 Di Beach asked: >2. When did dioramas begin to be used in museums? Are there any >photographs of early ones (of paleolithic people) available anywhere? Di, Here is a book on dioramas which could be worth reading for you: Wonders, Karin, Habitat Dioramas : Illusions of Wilderness in Museums of Natural History. Uppsala, Sweden: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 1993. 262 pp. Greetings, Fritz. ***************************************************** * * * Friedrich WAIDACHER * * * * >> Klosterwiesgasse 44, A-8010 Graz * * Austria * * Tel/Fax +43 (0)316 826264 * * * * >> Moenchegg 34, A-8742 St. Wolfgang-Kienberg * * Austria * * Tel/Fax +43 (0)3578 8216 * * * * >> email: [log in to unmask] * * * *****************************************************