Tangible things : making history through objects / / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich [and three others] with photographs by Samantha S. B. van Gerbig
| Tangible things : making history through objects / / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich [and three others] with photographs by Samantha S. B. van Gerbig |
| Autore | Ulrich Laurel Thatcher |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Material culture
Material culture - Philosophy Civilization - History Social evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-938227-1
0-19-938230-1 0-19-938229-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 CottageA 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 PhotographyAppendix Harvard Collections that Contributed to Tangible Things; Notes; About the Authors; Picture Credits; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463826803321 |
Ulrich Laurel Thatcher
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tangible things : making history through objects / / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich [and three others] with photographs by Samantha S. B. van Gerbig
| Tangible things : making history through objects / / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich [and three others] with photographs by Samantha S. B. van Gerbig |
| Autore | Ulrich Laurel Thatcher <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Material culture
Material culture - Philosophy Civilization - History Social evolution |
| ISBN |
0-19-938227-1
0-19-938230-1 0-19-938229-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 CottageA 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 PhotographyAppendix Harvard Collections that Contributed to Tangible Things; Notes; About the Authors; Picture Credits; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788071203321 |
Ulrich Laurel Thatcher <1938->
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tangible things : making history through objects / / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich [and three others] with photographs by Samantha S. B. van Gerbig
| Tangible things : making history through objects / / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich [and three others] with photographs by Samantha S. B. van Gerbig |
| Autore | Ulrich Laurel Thatcher <1938-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Material culture
Material culture - Philosophy Civilization - History Social evolution |
| ISBN |
0-19-938227-1
0-19-938230-1 0-19-938229-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 CottageA 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 PhotographyAppendix Harvard Collections that Contributed to Tangible Things; Notes; About the Authors; Picture Credits; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815657703321 |
Ulrich Laurel Thatcher <1938->
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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