LEADER 03079nam 2200541z- 450 001 9910836795903321 005 20240922213735.0 010 $a1-78735-649-3 010 $a1-78735-651-5 035 $a(CKB)5680000000036185 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/28978 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5977538 035 $a(EXLCZ)995680000000036185 100 $a20202102d2019 |y e 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWorlds in Miniature$eContemplating Miniaturisation in Global Material Culture 210 $aLondon$cUCL Press$d2019 210 1$aLondon :$cUCL Press,$d2019. 215 $a1 electronic resource (206 p.) 311 $a1-78735-650-7 311 $a9781787356480 330 $aMiniaturisation is the creation of small objects that resemble larger ones, usually, but not always, for purposes different to those of the larger original object. Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across various regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique. It offers original contribution to the field of miniaturisation through its broad geographical scope, interdisciplinary approach, and deep understanding of miniatures and their diverse contexts. Beginning with an introduction by the editors, which offers one possible guide to studying and comparing miniatures, the following chapters include studies of miniature Neolithic stone circles on Exmoor, Ancient Egyptian miniature assemblages, miniaturisation under colonialism as practiced by the Makah People of Washington State, miniature surf boats from India, miniaturised contemporary tourist art of the Warao people of Venezuela, and dioramas on display in the Science Museum. Interspersing the chapters are interviews with miniature-makers, including two miniature boat-builders at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and a freelance architectural model-maker. Professor Susanne Küchler concludes the volume with a theoretical study summarising the current state of miniaturisation as a research discipline. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume makes it suitable reading for anthropologists, archaeologists, historians and artists, and for researchers in related fields across the social sciences. 517 $aWorlds in Miniature 606 $aArchaeology$2bicssc 606 $aMaterial culture$2bicssc 606 $aAnthropology$2bicssc 610 $aanthropology 610 $aarchaeology 610 $aminiatures 615 7$aArchaeology 615 7$aMaterial culture 615 7$aAnthropology 676 $a306 700 $aDavy$b Jack$4edt$01189436 702 $aDixon$b Charlotte$4edt 702 $aDavy$b Jack$4oth 702 $aDixon$b Charlotte$4oth 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910836795903321 996 $aWorlds in miniature$92754551 997 $aUNINA