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Tales Things Tell - Material Histories of Early Globalisms (Hardcover)
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New perspectives on early globalisms from objects and images Tales
Things Tell offers new perspectives on histories of connectivity
between Africa, Asia, and Europe in the period before the Mongol
conquests of the thirteenth century. Reflected in objects and
materials whose circulation and reception defined aesthetic,
economic, and technological networks that existed outside
established political and sectarian boundaries, many of these
histories are not documented in the written sources on which
historians usually rely. Tales Things Tell charts bold new
directions in art history, making a compelling case for the
archival value of mobile artifacts and images in reconstructing the
past. In this beautifully illustrated book, Finbarr Barry Flood and
Beate Fricke present six illuminating case studies from the sixth
to the thirteenth centuries to show how portable objects mediated
the mobility of concepts, iconographies, and techniques. The case
studies range from metalwork to stone reliefs, manuscript
paintings, and objects using natural materials such as coconut and
rock crystal. Whether as booty, commodities, gifts, or souvenirs,
many of the objects discussed in Tales Things Tell functioned as
sources of aesthetic, iconographic, or technical knowledge in the
lands in which they came to rest. Remapping the histories of
exchange between medieval Islam and Christendom, from Europe to the
Indian Ocean, Tales Things Tell ventures beyond standard narratives
drawn from written archival records to demonstrate the value of
objects and images as documents of early globalisms.
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Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Finbarr Barry Flood
• Beate Fricke
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Dimensions: |
267 x 197mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-21515-0 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-691-21515-4 |
Barcode: |
9780691215150 |
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