Tangible Things: Making History through Objects
[tentative] Preface Introduction: Thinking with Things Chapter 1: Things in Place 1. Natural History Say it with Flowers: An Orchid Specimen and a Watercolor Drawing 2. Archaeology and Anthropology A Surface Find in the Semitic Museum: A Roman Four-Handled Glass Jar 3. Books and Manuscripts Plato from the Sharp-Nosed Trash 4. Art Set in Stone: A Limestone Mold for Casting Openwork Ornaments 5. Science and Medicine Political Chemistry 6. History A Knockabout Dress Chapter 2: Things Unplaced Memorandums of a Cottage An Enchanted Galapagos Tortoise Shell Marked " Pointing Fingers: A Carved Spoon, Human Hand An Errant Tortilla Exotic Opulence: An Iridescent Beetle Ornament Tracking Blondie: Blondie Goes to Leisureland Chapter 3: Things Out of Place A Palette and the Psychology of Vision A Blue Bird Plows and Swords: The Artemas Ward Plow in the Semitic Museum Nature or Culture? A Carved Helmeted Hornbill Skull Chapter 4: Things in Stories-Stories in Things Objects as Portals The Message Transits of Venus Changing Stories about American Indians Appendix: Glossary of Harvard Collections Photo Essay: Unexpected Discoveries: the Joy of Object Photography