Tangible Things
Autor
Sarah Anne Carter
, Ivan Gaskell
, Sara Schechner
, Samantha Van Gerbig
, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Based on the rich museum collections of Harvard University, Tangible Things challenges rigid distinctions between history, anthropology, science, and the arts. Through 20 entertaining and inspiring case studies it demonstrates that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past.