ISBN:
9780199382293
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.4
Keywords:
Material culture
;
Material culture Philosophy
;
Civilization History
;
Social evolution
;
Civilization ; History
;
Material culture ; Philosophy
;
Material culture
;
Social evolution
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past.
Abstract:
Cover -- Tangible Things -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Companion Website -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Thinking with Things -- 1 Things in Place -- Natural History An Orchid: Say It with Flowers -- Anthropology and Archaeology A Glass Jar: A Surface Find in the Semitic Museum -- Books and Manuscripts A Papyrus Fragment: Plato from the Sharp-Nosed Trash -- Art A Limestone Mold: Set in Stone -- Science and Medicine A Collection of Powders: Political Chemistry -- History A Field-Hockey Dress: Fit for a Knockabout Sport -- 2 Things Unplaced -- A Gift from the Ladies of Llangollen: Memorandums of a Cottage -- A Galapagos Tortoiseshell: "Ship Abigail" -- A Carved Spoon: Pointing a Finger -- A Mexican Tortilla: From Exotic to Ordinary -- A Beetle Ornament: Iridescent Opulence -- A Board Game: Tracking Blondie -- 3 Things out of Place -- An Artist's Palette: The Psychology of Vision -- A Tin Bluebird: Calling for the Vote -- A Hand Plow: Plowshares and Swords -- A Carved Bird Skull: Nature or Culture? -- 4 Things in Stories-Stories in Things -- Objects as Portals -- A Nostalgic Painting: The Message -- Transits of Venus -- Changing Stories about American Indians -- Photo Essay Unexpected Discoveries: The Joy of Object Photography -- Appendix Harvard Collections that Contributed to Tangible Things -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Picture Credits -- Index.
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URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1836106
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