Artifacts : how we think and write about found objects / Crystal B. Lake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lake, Crystal B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquarians--18th century.

Antiquarians.

Archaeology--Political aspects--History--18th century.

Archaeology.

Antiquities--Collectors and collecting--History--18th century.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The book is a study of the artifacts that antiquarians (a.k.a. antiquaries) collected in the long eighteenth century. The author considers what objects drew their attention and how they interpreted and wrote about them--in politically charged ways and not with pure historical objectivity as they claimed. The book brings together material studies and literary studies. Part 1 presents a theory of the artifact, and part 2 presents case studies of particular artifacts: coins, manuscripts, weapons, and grave goods"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue. Things speaking for themselves

Leaving room to guess

Ten thousand gimcracks

Coins : the most vocal monuments

Manuscripts : burnt to a crust

Weapons : a wilderness of arms

Grave goods : the kings' four bodies

Afterword. The artifactual form.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-3651-5

OCLC:

1134940606