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Dolls' Houses from the V&A Museum of Childhood
Published to accompany a new exhibition, Dolls' Houses presents specially commissioned photography that details the astonishing skill and craftsmanship required to create these homes in miniature scale. This book invites you to take a close-up look at the most interesting and historically significant examples of this absorbing craft, from the exquisite Nuremburg House of 1673, to the brightly coloured twentyfirst century Kaleidoscope House. From lavish country mansions to cozy suburban villas, it explores the houses' fascinating roles as both domestic teaching aids and records of contemporary lifestyle, and gives unique insight into the world of their owners.
The Art of Small Things
This richly illustrated book celebrates the art of the miniature, but also looks beyond it at the many aspects of "small worlds"--in particular, their capacity to evoke responses that far exceed their physical dimensions. Mack explores the talismanic, religious, or magical properties with which miniatures are often imbued. Considering a wide range of objects, he examines the use of the miniature form in various cultural contexts.
The Victoria and Albert Museum
A comprehensive bibliography and exhibition chronology of the world's greatest museum of the decorative arts and design. The Victoria and Albert Museum, or South Kensington Museum as it used to be known, was founded by the British Government in 1852, out of the proceeds from the Great Exhibition of 1851. Like the Exhibition, it aimed to improve the expertise of designers, and the taste of the public, by exposing them to examples of good design from all countries and periods. 2,500 publications have to date been produced by, for, or in association with the V&A. The National Art Library, which is part of the Museum, has prepared this detailed catalogue, supplemented by a secondary list of 500 other books closely related to the V&A. The 1,500 exhibitions and displays recorded include those held in the main Museum and at its branches, the Bethnal Green Museum (now the National Museum of Childhood) and the Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, and additionally those it has organized at external venues, in Great Britain and abroad. The exhibitions and publications are fully cross-referenced, and there are name, title and subject indexes to the whole work, as well as an explanatory introduction.
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, January 2010 The Encyclopedia of Play: A Social History explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Its scope encompasses leisure and recreation activities of children as well as adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman empire to video games today. As an academic social history, it includes the perspectives of several curricular disciplines, from sociology to child psychology, from lifestyle history to social epidemiology. This two-volume set will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students in education and human development, health and sports psychology, leisure and recreation studies and kinesiology, history, and other social sciences to understand the importance of play as it has developed globally throughout history and to appreciate the affects of play on child and adult development, particularly on health, creativity, and imagination.
Dollhouses
This sumptuous book offers an overview of the history of dolls' houses and their furniture based on the celebrated collections of the V & A Museum of Childhood. From early art cabinets and 'baby' houses that recorded the extravagant lifestyle of aristocratic owners and German houses intended as teaching aids for young girls, to the dolls' houses of today, Pasierbska tells the fascinating story of the dolls' house. Presented as a walk through the rooms of the houses and illustrated with close up details that show the craftsmanship and care of their makers and owners, this is an essential book for any dolls' house enthusiast.
Feeling Things
This interdisciplinary essay collection investigates the various interactions of people, feelings, and things throughout premodern Europe. It focuses on the period before mass production, when limited literacy often prioritised material methods of communication. The subject of materiality has been of increasing significance in recent historical inquiry, alongside growing emphasis on the relationships between objects, emotions, and affect in archaeological and sociological research. The historical intersections between materiality and emotions, however, have remained under-theorised, particularly with respect to artefacts that have continuing resonance over extended periods of time or across ...
Devices of Wonder
Exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 13 November 2001 to 3 February 2002.
Imagined Interiors
Now available in paperback, Imagined Interiors presents an extraordinarily diverse body of visual and textual material, suggesting fresh histories of the home, its contents and representation, and appealing to all who are interested in art history, interior design, social history and the decorative arts.
Mon Plaisir
Die Puppenstadt »Mon Plaisir« entstand in der ersten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts als Lebenswerk der Fürstin Auguste Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Arnstadt. In 80 Schaukästen zeigen 400 Puppen das profane und religiöse Leben von Adel, Bürgertum und Bauernstand des kleinen mitteldeutschen Fürstentums. Dabei ist »Mon Plaisir« weibliche Kunstkammer, materielles Kulturdokument, dreidimensionales Selbstzeugnis und Bildlexikon höfischen Lebens in einem. Die heute im Schlossmuseum Arnstadt aufbewahrte Puppenstadt wurde von der kinderlosen Fürstin während ihrer Witwenzeit konzipiert und in Handarbeit gemeinsam mit ihrem Hofstaat geschaffen.
Understanding Children's Play
Understanding Children's Play offers a full exploration of children's play from babyhood through to the early years of primary school. It explores how their play is shaped by time and place and supports early years practitioners and playworkers.
