...’ objects in the management of domestic health and outlines ways this helps us identify a medical rationale for the evolution, shaping, and diffusion of certain elements of domestic material culture. The use of household inventories as sources, their flaws and strengths, are discussed. Finally the chapter...

...The epilogue links the classroom practice of object lessons to material culture, suggesting a connection between contemporary scholarly practice and the historical creation of material metaphors. There are many parallels between the five-step formal object lesson and the methods that twentieth...

... seeks to break new ground on three levels. It systematically grounds the reception of ideas in the history of reading and the material culture of books and manuscripts. Second, it is not restricted to particular confessional parties or geographic boundaries, but offers a cross-confessional account...

... French Lord material culture trade World War I Arnold Matthew Clarke Thomas Connolly James Easter Rising 1916 Moore George Pearse Patrick Synge John Millington aesthetics borders Carson Ciaran Defoe Daniel estuaries Heaney Seamus island mentality Kavanagh Patrick Macfarlane Robert...

...The first chapter lays the foundation of the book by investigating the nature of the relationship between space and material culture in colonial Calcutta. It outlines the changes in spatial layout engendered by the creation of modern streets and esplanades, tramways and bridges, parks and drains...

.... Topics are approached sequentially, offering an overview of the role of trees and their products in material culture, in early medieval ontologies of wood and timber, within systems of Christian and pre-Christian belief, in the early medieval landscape, and in Anglo-Saxon art and literature. Each...

... Paper Fisher Glenn Queen Victoria Wood Thomas Bible Millais John Everett reparative reading salvage work soldier art trench art war and material culture emotional survival military quilts communicating war experience salvage Soldiers’ sensory pleasure at receiving the stuff of home...

... stressed, it is still unclear how we should interpret the La Tène-style material culture of the period and the various problems it raises. This chapter argues that the key to understanding and interpreting the artefact record is to abandon the notion that it is a direct reflection of people's ethnicity...

... of vision. Thinking about the history of practice there (devotees' giving and going), and attending to its material culture (the building and its ornamentation) reveals a good deal about Catholic America in the era of consolidation—its diverse members, clerical aims, and shared worldview from 1909 to 1959...

... to describe four conceptual roadblocks to investigating the intersection of sexuality and material culture: sex essentialism, sex negativity, sex hierarchy, and the lascivious treatment of sexuality. The chapter argues that tourists' perceptions of ancient sexuality at Pompeii reflect not only the lascivious...

...This chapter explores the relationship between material culture and ethnic identity in the Roman Empire's northern provinces, and in particular Britain, by focusing on some Romano-British dress accessories that may relate to diverse ethnic identities or regional origins. It first provides...

..., and domestic tourism in the early nineteenth century reveals a blending of material culture, religious experiences, and consumer practices. Picturesque views and art, mementos associated with the culture of mourning, as well as souvenirs and toys were all understood as means to generate pious feelings...

... of his sacred nature is essential for gaining a clear picture of the functions of the material culture of his cult. Just as with Śākyamuni, the historical Buddha, inherent in Shōtoku's legend are his death and the concomitant problem of his absence. On that note, the efficacy of visual arts as ritual...

... of public hostility directed at these same objects of material culture might cause one to wonder why Kenyans have never staged public protests against them or, indeed, why the government has never considered banning this mode of transportation altogether. Setting aside questions of policy and the logistical...

... of information and in terms of the legal doctrine of “brand dilution.” This chapter questions that framing by analyzing brands as design elements that derive their value and meaning from the contexts of material culture and social practice in which branded goods circulate, drawing evidence from the design...

...The book’s analytical approach to material culture is foregrounded in Chapter 4, which focuses on the material technologies and techniques of business accounting and audit. The chapter explores a government campaign that urges Guatemalans to “Ask for your receipt!” after every economic transaction...

... of musical identification, fandom, enjoyment, and taste. To read Desert Island Discs as a continuous archive of self-presentation or a straightforward reflection of musical taste is thus to overlook a key point: the programme equally reflects seven decades of change in the material cultures...

...This introductory chapter provides an overview of material culture in the history of war. Across the centuries, people in flight from war or persecution have carried personal possessions with them, often with great difficulty. They and their descendants have gone to considerable lengths to preserve...

... and homemade woodcut maps began to reflect his new perspective onto the empire from his study in Isola. Through classical literature, contemporary humanist writing, and most importantly, through his own witnessing of Istrian Roman material culture, Coppo wove an alternative history for Istria than that imposed...

... of religious material culture, and materiality at large, as lacking serious empirical, let alone theoretical interest. Today, these modern binaries still linger on in everyday parlance in Western societies, with believers and (atheist) opponents alike embracing the notion that spirit and matter are mutually...