Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World

<p><i>Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World</i> presents a collection of 12 original essays that examine the circulation of objects across global regions and cultures from the 16th to 18th centuries.</p> <ul> <li>Features essays that represents an extremely wide cultural, geographical, and material scope while offering new insights into the specificity of early modern exchange</li> <li>Inspires broader questions about the disciplinary boundaries and frameworks of art history, visual culture, and material culture</li> <li>Presents innovative research that sheds new light on little-known historical objects and phenomena</li> <li>Calls into question traditional geographies and hierarchies associated with global exchange and challenges outdated center-periphery models</li> </ul>