In this innovative study, six women and men from Eastern Indonesia narrate their own lives by talking about their possessions--domestic objects used to construc
A revealing look at ancient art in the Menil Collection that addresses the problem of objects lacking archaeological context This innovative anthology discusses
This book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts.
Exploring the relationship between museums and biographies, this collection of essays examines examples from the early 19th century to the present day.