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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Miller, Peter N. (1964-....)
Titre(s) : History and its objects [Texte imprimé] : antiquarianism and material culture since 1500 / Peter N. Miller
Publication : Ithaca (N. Y.) : Cornell University Press, 2017
Description matérielle : ix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references p. 269-294 and index
"Cultural history is increasingly informed by the history of material culture--the
ways in which individuals or entire societies create and relate to objects both mundane
and extraordinary--rather than on textual evidence alone. Books such as The Hare with
Amber Eyes and A History of the World in 100 Objects indicate the growing popularity
of this way of understanding the past. In History and Its Objects, Peter N. Miller
uncovers the forgotten origins of our fascination with exploring the past through
its artifacts by highlighting the role of antiquarianism--a pursuit ignored and derided
by modem academic history--in grasping the significance of material culture. From
the efforts of Renaissance antiquarians, who reconstructed life in the ancient world
from coins, inscriptions, seals, and other detritus, to amateur historians in the
nineteenth century working within burgeoning national traditions, Miller connects
collecting--whether by individuals or institutions--to the professionalization of
the historical profession, one which came to regard its progenitors with skepticism
and disdain. The struggle to articulate the value of objects as historical evidence,
then, lies at the heart both of academic history-writing and of the popular engagement
with things. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that our current preoccupation with
objects is far from novel and reflects a human need to reexperience the past as a
physical presence."--Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Antiquités -- Étude et enseignement -- Histoire
Culture matérielle -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
930.107 (23e éd.) = Archéologie - Enseignement et recherche
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780801453700. - ISBN 0801453704
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45732703f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45732703
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: why historiography matters ; History and things in the twentieth century
; Karl Lamprecht and the "material turn" c. 1885 ; Things as historical evidence
in the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment ; Material evidence in the history
curriculum in eighteenth-century Göttingen ; Archaeology as a way of talking about
things 1750-1850 ; Material culture in the amateur historical associations of early
nineteenth-century Germany ; Gustav Klemm, cultural history and, Kulturwissenschaft
; The Germanisches Nationalmuseum: Antiquitates and cultural history in the museum
; Conclusion: toward a future theory of the historical document.