Worlds in miniature : contemplating miniaturisation in global material culture /

Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across different regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Davy, Jack (Editor), Dixon, Charlotte (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : UCL Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Material culture. Miniature objects. Miniature craft. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. What makes a miniature?; 2. Exmoor's minilithic enigma; 3. Miniaturisation in early Egypt; 4. Miniaturisation among the Makah; 5. Interview with boat model-makers, Cliff Swallow and Pat Howard; 6. Miniaturising boats: the case of the Indian masula surf boat; 7. Composing Warao indigeneity and miniatures; 8. A sense of scale; 9. Interview with Henry Milner, architectural model-maker; 10. Some thoughts on the measure of objects; Index