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1. 1. The embodiment of victory : Heritagisation of war trophies in early modern Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karin Tetteris; [2014]
   Keywords : Cultural Heritage; War Trophies; Collections; Antiquarian practices; Kulturarv; Krigsbyte; Samlingar; Antikvariska praktiker;

   Abstract : This study explores the heritagisation of war trophies in early modern Sweden. The ways in which contemporary artefacts have been historicised and charged with new meanings through specific practices are analysed. These practices form part of a process enacted by a network of human agents and objects constituting an early example of heritagisation. READ MORE