Marking Time: Objects, People, and Their Lives, 1500-1800 - Couverture rigide

 
9780300254105: Marking Time: Objects, People, and Their Lives, 1500-1800
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300254105 ISBN 13 : 9780300254105
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2020

Synopsis

An engaging, encyclopedic account of the material world of early modern Britain as told through a unique collection of dated objects

The period from 1500 to 1800 in England was one of extraordinary social transformations, many having to do with the way time itself was understood, measured, and recorded. Through a focused exploration of an extensive private collection of fine and decorative artworks, this beautifully designed volume explores that theme and the variety of ways that individual notions of time and mortality shifted. The feature uniting these more than 450 varied objects is that each one bears a specific date, which marks a significant moment--for reasons personal or professional, religious or secular, private or public. From paintings to porringers, teapots to tape measures, the objects--and the stories they tell--offer a vivid sense of the lived experience of time, while providing a sweeping survey of the material world of early modern Britain.

Distributed for the Yale Center for British Art

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À propos de l'auteur

Edward Town is head of collections information and access and assistant curator of early modern art at the Yale Center for British Art. Angela McShane is head of research development, theWellcome Collection, London.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300254105
ISBN 13 
9780300254105
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
512
Éditeur
Town Edward, McShane Angela
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Personne responsable
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