Small things eighteenth century (9 Ergebnisse)

Soft Cover. Zustand: Acceptable. "Reprinted for private distribution from Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 5." 13 page stapled pamphlet. Pages 387 - 399. The pages are clean. Cover is slightly discolored.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 344 pages. 6.69x0.72x9.61 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 344 pages. 6.69x0.72x9.61 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Offering an intimate history of how small things were used, handled, and worn, this collection shows how objects such as mugs and handkerchiefs were entangled with quotidian practices and rituals of bodily care. Small things, from tiny books to ceramic trinkets and toothpick cases, could delightand entertain,generating tactile pleasuresfor users while at the same time signalling the limits of the body's adeptnessor the hand's dexterity. Simultaneously, the volume explores the striking mobility of small things: how fans, coins, rings, and pottery could, for instance, carry political, philosophical, and cultural concepts into circumscribed spaces. From thedecorativeand playfulto theuseful and performative, such small things as tea caddies, wampum beads, and drawings of ants negotiated larger political, cultural, and scientific shifts as they transported aesthetic and cultural practices across borders, via nationalist imagery, gift exchange, and the movement of global goods.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Offering an intimate history of how small things were used, handled, and worn, this collection shows how objects such as mugs and handkerchiefs were entangled with quotidian practices and rituals of bodily care. Small things, from tiny books to ceramic trinkets and toothpick cases, could delightand entertain,generating tactile pleasuresfor users while at the same time signalling the limits of the body's adeptnessor the hand's dexterity. Simultaneously, the volume explores the striking mobility of small things: how fans, coins, rings, and pottery could, for instance, carry political, philosophical, and cultural concepts into circumscribed spaces. From thedecorativeand playfulto theuseful and performative, such small things as tea caddies, wampum beads, and drawings of ants negotiated larger political, cultural, and scientific shifts as they transported aesthetic and cultural practices across borders, via nationalist imagery, gift exchange, and the movement of global goods.…

Zustand: New. 2022. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.