Materiell kultur

"e;This is the book on porcelain we have been waiting for. . . . A remarkable achievement."e;-Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber EyesA sweeping cultural and …

In this open access publication, Ganaele Langlous describes how textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period. In fact, up until the 19th century, …

This unique ethnographic investigation examines the role that fashion plays in the production of the contemporary Indian luxury aesthetic. Tracking luxury Indian fashion from its …

The once-famous trading center of GorÉe, SÉnÉgal, today lies in the busy harbor of the modern city of Dakar. From its beginnings as a modest outpost, GorÉe became one of the …

Breakfast at Sotheby's is a wry, intimate, truly insider-y exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby'sWhen you stand in …

If the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? Inheriting a Canoe Paddle looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal …

Aquest volum reuneix les contribucions presentades a la sessió monogràfica "Vil·les, alqueries i cases de camp. Poblament dispers, noves poblacions i urbanitzacions a la Ribera del …

From the candy bar to the cigarette, records to roller coasters, a technological revolution during the last quarter of the nineteenth century precipitated a colossal shift in human …

Domestic materiality in a remarkable European city How did citizens in Bruges create a home? What did an ordinary domestic interior look like in the sixteenth century? And more …

What do things mean? What does the life of everyday objects reveal about people and their material worlds? Has the quest for 'the real thing' become so important because the …