Material literacy in eighteenth-century Britain : a nation of makers / edited by Serena Dyer and Chl...
Material literacy in eighteenth-century Britain : a nation of makers / edited by Serena Dyer and Chl...
Material literacy in eighteenth-century Britain : a nation of makers / edited by Serena Dyer and Chloe Wigston Smith.
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Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2020]
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G 2021/0428
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
'Work'd pockets to my entire satisfaction' : women and the multiple literacies of making / Ariane Fennetaux -- Material literacies of home comfort in Georgian England / Jon Stobart -- Making, measuring and selling in Hampshire : the provincial tailor's accounts of George and Benjamin Ferrey / Sarah...
'Work'd pockets to my entire satisfaction' : women and the multiple literacies of making / Ariane Fennetaux -- Needlework verse / Crystal B. Lake -- Domestic crafts at the School of Arts / Chloe Wigston Smith -- 'To embroider what is wanting' : making, consuming and mending textiles in the lives of...
Publication information
Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, [2020]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2020]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The eighteenth century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain repositions Britain as a nation of makers. It brings new attention to eighteenth-century craftswomen and men with its focus on the material knowledge possessed not only by professional artisans and amateur makers, but...
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Full title
Material literacy in eighteenth-century Britain : a nation of makers / edited by Serena Dyer and Chloe Wigston Smith.
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Notes
General note
Material culture of art and design
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-285) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020
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G 2021/0428
Record Identifier
74VKaRZRKJzy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRZRKJzy
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ISBN
1501349619
9781501349614
DDC
306.46094209033
MMS ID
991024389465302626
