Coffee, tea, and chocolate were all the rage in Enlightenment Europe. These fashionable beverages profoundly shaped modes of sociability...
The Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colorful, quality wooden items that reflect Scandinavian design...
Among the world’s great technological and imaginative achievements is the invention and development of the timepiece. Examining...
The advent of the crossbow more than 2,500 years ago effected dramatic changes for hunters and warriors. For centuries, it was...
From rare books, valuable sculpture and paintings, the relics of saints, and porcelain and other precious items, through stamps,...
Text in English & German. This volume contains articles of relevance for books, manuscripts and libraries, for example new acquisitions...
A true eclectic in her personal life, her professional pursuits, and her creative expression, Marie Zimmermann has proven an elusive...
This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art - the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm...
A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice,...
Objects have always been and continue to be carriers of personal and communal memories. Although the significance of objects for...
The china used by the First Families, both at the White House and in their private homes, reveals a fascinating story of culture...
Eberhardt (1758-1839) was master clockmaker in Salem for more than thirty-eight years. Albright attributes more than thirty clocks...
Margo Grant Walsh is a prominent interior architect with an impeccable eye for collecting silver. The recipient of prestigious...
Designated a Living National Treasure in 1956, Serizawa Keisuke (18951984) was one of the greatest artists of 20th-century Japan....
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