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oapen-20.500.12657-248722023-03-30T13:28:47Z Worlds in Miniature Davy, Jack Dixon, Charlotte anthropology archaeology miniatures bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCD Material culture bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology Miniaturisation is the creation of small objects that resemble larger ones, usually, but not always, for purposes different to those of the larger original object. Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across various regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique. It offers original contribution to the field of miniaturisation through its broad geographical scope, interdisciplinary approach, and deep understanding of miniatures and their diverse contexts. Beginning with an introduction by the editors, which offers one possible guide to studying and comparing miniatures, the following chapters include studies of miniature Neolithic stone circles on Exmoor, Ancient Egyptian miniature assemblages, miniaturisation under colonialism as practiced by the Makah People of Washington State, miniature surf boats from India, miniaturised contemporary tourist art of the Warao people of Venezuela, and dioramas on display in the Science Museum. Interspersing the chapters are interviews with miniature-makers, including two miniature boat-builders at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and a freelance architectural model-maker. Professor Susanne Küchler concludes the volume with a theoretical study summarising the current state of miniaturisation as a research discipline. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume makes it suitable reading for anthropologists, archaeologists, historians and artists, and for researchers in related fields across the social sciences. 2019-07-31 09:54:04 2020-04-01T10:12:13Z 2020-04-01T10:12:13Z 2019 book 1005232 OCN: 1126173039 9781787356504 9781787356498 9781787356511 9781787356528 9781787356535 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24872 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International Worlds-in-Miniature.pdf https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/126128 UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781787356481 10.14324/111.9781787356481 df73bf94-b818-494c-a8dd-6775b0573bc2 9781787356504 9781787356498 9781787356511 9781787356528 9781787356535 206 London open access
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Miniaturisation is the creation of small objects that resemble larger ones, usually, but not always, for purposes different to those of the larger original object. Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across various regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique. It offers original contribution to the field of miniaturisation through its broad geographical scope, interdisciplinary approach, and deep understanding of miniatures and their diverse contexts.
Beginning with an introduction by the editors, which offers one possible guide to studying and comparing miniatures, the following chapters include studies of miniature Neolithic stone circles on Exmoor, Ancient Egyptian miniature assemblages, miniaturisation under colonialism as practiced by the Makah People of Washington State, miniature surf boats from India, miniaturised contemporary tourist art of the Warao people of Venezuela, and dioramas on display in the Science Museum.
Interspersing the chapters are interviews with miniature-makers, including two miniature boat-builders at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and a freelance architectural model-maker. Professor Susanne Küchler concludes the volume with a theoretical study summarising the current state of miniaturisation as a research discipline. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume makes it suitable reading for anthropologists, archaeologists, historians and artists, and for researchers in related fields across the social sciences.
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