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What can visual artifacts tell us about the past? How can we
interpret them rigorously, weaving their formal and material
qualities into rich social contexts to reach wider historical
conclusions? Unfolding key historiographical and methodological
issues, Writing Visual Histories equips students to answer these
questions, showing visual analysis to be a key skill in historical
research. A multifaceted structure makes this a practical guide for
writing and reflecting on visual histories. A first section
includes six case studies -- on topics ranging from medieval
heraldry to Life magazine. These examples are followed by an
exploration of essential concepts that inform historical thinking
about visual matters, a treatment of disciplinary practices, and
discussion of the practicalities (such as accessing museum
collections and organising permissions) that scholars working with
visual sources have to navigate. This book is an invaluable tool
kit for opening up a historical understanding of visual phenomena
and practices of looking, and for writing that takes an integrated
approach to studies of the past.
Caroline of Ansbach (1683-1737), Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719-1772),
and Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (1744-1818) were three German
princesses who became Queens Consort-or, in the case of Augusta,
Queen in Waiting, Regent, and Princess Dowager-of Great Britain,
and were linked by their early years at European princely courts,
their curiosity, aspirations, and an investment in Enlightenment
thought. This sumptuously illustrated book considers the ways these
powerful, intelligent women left enduring marks on British culture
through a wide range of activities: the promotion of the court as a
dynamic forum of the Hanoverian regime; the enrichment of the royal
collection of art; the advancement of science and industry; and the
creation of gardens and menageries. Objects included range from
spectacular state portraits to pedagogical toys to plant and animal
specimens, and reveal how the new and novel intermingled with the
traditional. Published in association with the Yale Center for
British Art and Historic Royal Palaces Exhibition Schedule: Yale
Center for British Art (02/02/17-04/30/17) Kensington Palace
(06/22/17-11/12/17)
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