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Artifacts : How We Think and Write about Found Objects /

"The book is a study of the artifacts that antiquarians (a.k.a. antiquaries) collected in the long eighteenth century. The author considers what objects drew their attention and how they interpreted and wrote about them--in politically charged ways and not with pure historical objectivity as th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lake, Crystal B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The book is a study of the artifacts that antiquarians (a.k.a. antiquaries) collected in the long eighteenth century. The author considers what objects drew their attention and how they interpreted and wrote about them--in politically charged ways and not with pure historical objectivity as they claimed. The book brings together material studies and literary studies. Part 1 presents a theory of the artifact, and part 2 presents case studies of particular artifacts: coins, manuscripts, weapons, and grave goods"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9781421436517