Material cultures of the global eighteenth century art, mobility, and change / edited by Wendy Bellion and Kristel Smentek.
| Other author | Bellion, Wendy. |
| Other author | Smentek, Kristel. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Material Culture of Art and Design |
| Partial contents | Shooting for Freedom: Examining the Material World of Self Emancipated Persons / Tiffany Momon -- The Sovereign Betel in Eighteenth-Century Bengal and Bihar / Zirwat Chowdhury -- California Indian Basket Weavers, Spanish Imperialism, and Eighteenth-Century Global Networks / Yve Chavez. |
| Abstract | "Things change. Broken and restored, reused and remade, objects transcend their earliest functions, locations, and appearances. While every era witnesses change, the eighteenth century experienced artistic, economic, and demographic transformations that exerted unique pressures on material cultures around the world. Locating material objects at the heart of such phenomena, Material Cultures of the Global Eighteenth Century expands beyond Eurocentric perspectives to discover the mobile, transcultural nature of eighteenth-century art worlds. From porcelain to betel leaves, Chumash hats to natural history cabinets, this book examines how objects embody imperialism, knowledge, and resistance in various ways. By embracing things both elite and everyday, this volume investigates physical and technological manipulations of objects while attending to the human agents who shaped them in an era of accelerating global contact and conquest. Featuring ten essays, the volume foregrounds diverse scholarly approaches to chart new directions for art history and cultural history. Ranging from California to China, Bengal to Britain, Material Cultures of the Global Eighteenth Century illuminates the transformations within and between artistic media, follows natural and human-made things as they migrate across territories, and reveals how objects catalyzed change in the transoceanic worlds of the early modern period"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Material cultures of the global eighteenth century London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2023. 9781350259034 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022048229 |
| ISBN | 9781350259065 |
| ISBN | 9781350259041 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | 9781350259058 (eBook) |
| ISBN | (HB) |
| ISBN | (PB) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |