Material Literacy in 18th-Century Britain: A Nation of Makers Dyer Serena
Material Literacy in 18th-Century Britain: A Nation of Makers Dyer Serena The eighteenth century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century…
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Material Literacy in 18th-Century Britain: A Nation of Makers Dyer Serena
The eighteenth century has been hailed for its revolution in consumer culture, but Material Literacy in Eighteenth-Century Britain repositions Britain as a nation of makers. This edited collection gathers together a group of interdisciplinary scholars working in the fields of art history, history, literature and museum studies to unearth the tactile and tacit knowledge that underpinned fashion, tailoring and textile production. It brings new attention to eighteenth-century craftswomen and men with its focus on the material knowledge possessed not only by professional artisans and amateur makers, but also by skilled consumers.
It invites us into the workshops, drawing rooms and backrooms of a broad range of creators, and uncovers how production and manual knowledge extended beyond the factories and machines which dominate industrial histories.This book illuminates, for the