Essays about: "early modern books"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words early modern books.

  1. 1. Unlocking Poliphilo’s Dream: Towards a digital scholarly edition of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Efthymia Priki; [2024]
    Keywords : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili; digital scholarly edition; early modern books; reception studies;

    Abstract : Hypnerotomachia Poliphili is a fifteenth-century illustrated incunabulum first published in 1499 by Aldo Manuzio in Venice. It delivers the story of two lovers separated by death but united in a dream; in fact, the entire book is a complex, multi-layered dream narrative which gradually unfolds through the interaction between text and image, inviting readers to engage with its rich content in a playful manner. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural Materiality : The correlation between material and cultural capital in the late eighteenth century Stockholm elite burgher home

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Marcus Falk; [2018]
    Keywords : early modern history; eighteenth century; cultural capital; social capital; middling class; burgher history; Stockholm; status presentation; probate records;

    Abstract : The eighteenth century saw the slow but steady rise of the middling classes to their nineteenth century social and cultural prominence, reinforced by a changing political landscape and the steadily increasing importance of the market. As the social and cultural power of the city burghers making up the majority of the middling classes grew, so did they start to consume in a manner to reflect to their new status in society. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Value of Books: : The York Minster Library as a social arena for commodity exchange

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Luke Kelly; [2018]
    Keywords : Early Modern History; Gift Theory; Gift Culture; Gift Exchange; Commodity; York; Library; Book Culture; Book History; Religious History; Social History;

    Abstract : To the present-day reader texts are widely available. However, to the early modern reader this access was limited. While book ownership increased in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it was not universal – even libraries were both limited in their collections and exclusive to the communities they served. READ MORE

  5. 4. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  6. 5. VOX : sittmöbel för det offentliga rummet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anders Wallmark; [2010]
    Keywords : Sittmöbel; Furniture; Public places; terrazzo; gummibeläggning; offentliga platser; betong; VOX;

    Abstract : A trend in modern landscape architecture is to design pedestrian streets so that vehicles and people move in the same area. By doing this, traffic tends to slow down. On the market though, there is a lack of furniture that corresponds to the requirements of these kinds of public places. READ MORE