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A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 6\u20137 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nTitle: A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\nISBN-13: 9781350463462\nISBN-10: 1350463469\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nA Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1600 to 1760, a time marked by the movement of people, ideas and goods. The objects explored in this volume from scientific instrumentation and Baroque paintings to slave ships and shackles encapsulate the contradictory impulses of the age. The entwined forces of capitalism and colonialism created new patterns of consumption, facilitated by innovations in mar.