Tangible things : making history through objects

Name/Title

Tangible things : making history through objects

Entry/Object ID

GN406.U57

Description

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.

Lexicon

Search Terms

material culture

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Ivan Gaskell, Sara Schechner, Sarah Anne Carter, Samantha van Gerbig

Publisher

Oxford University

Date Published

2015

Call No.

GN406.U57

ISBN

019938228X, 9780199382286

Notes

Length: 280