Title:
In miniature : how small things illuminate the world / Simon Garfield.
ISBN:
9781501199585
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Atria Books, 2019.
©2018
Physical Description:
xi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
General Note:
Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Canongate Books Limited.--Title page verso.
Contents:
Introduction: The art of seeing -- The view from above -- Mini-break: 3000 BCE: Egypt's coffins -- Miniature villages and cities, some happier than others -- Mini-break, 1789: England's slave ships -- Portrait of a marriage -- Mini-break: 1851: Hamburg's talented fleas -- The Miniature Book Society's exciting annual convention -- Mini-break, 1911: England's playrooms -- The domestic ideal -- Mini-break, 1967: San Francisco's greatest hits -- The biggest model railway in the world -- Mini-break, 1992: Jerusalem's Temples -- The future was a beautiful place -- Mini-break, 1998: Las Vegas welcomes the world -- The perfect hobby -- Mini-break, 2016: London's artists -- Theater of dreams -- Mini-break, 2017: Germany's tiny chairs -- Our miniature selves -- Epilogue: This year's model.
Summary:
For some, the desire to play with small things becomes a desire to make small things. Tiny Eiffel Towers. Platoons of brave toy soldiers. Diminutive crime scenes crafted to catch a killer. Bringing together history, psychology, art, and obsession, Garfield explores what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modelers, and fans. For some, controlling just a tiny, scaled-down part of our uncertain world restores a sense of order and worth. Learn how miniaturizing something can change the way we perceive our surroundings, encouraging all of us to find greatness in the smallest of things. -- adapted from slipcover
OCLC Number:
on1039359360
Availability:
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