In Miniature
How Small Things Illuminate The World
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2019
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Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-78689-079-5 (ISBN)
Canongate Books (Verlag)
978-1-78689-079-5 (ISBN)
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A delightful and peculiar exploration of the human instinct to make things small, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map
In Miniature is a delightful, entertaining and illuminating investigation into our peculiar fascination with making things small, and what small things tell us about the world at large.
Here you will find the secret histories of tiny Eiffel Towers, the truth about the flea circus, a doll's house made for a queen, eerie tableaux of crime scenes, miniature food, model villages and railways, and more. Simon Garfield brings together history, psychology, art and obsession, to explore what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modellers and fans, and teaches us that there is greatness in the diminutive.
In Miniature is a delightful, entertaining and illuminating investigation into our peculiar fascination with making things small, and what small things tell us about the world at large.
Here you will find the secret histories of tiny Eiffel Towers, the truth about the flea circus, a doll's house made for a queen, eerie tableaux of crime scenes, miniature food, model villages and railways, and more. Simon Garfield brings together history, psychology, art and obsession, to explore what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modellers and fans, and teaches us that there is greatness in the diminutive.
Simon Garfield is the author of a number of acclaimed books of non-fiction including A Notable Woman (as editor), To the Letter, On the Map, Just My Type and Mauve. His study of AIDS in Britain, The End of Innocence, won the Somerset Maugham Award. simongarfield.com
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.06.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Integrated black and white images. |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 300 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78689-079-8 / 1786890798 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78689-079-5 / 9781786890795 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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