"Tangible Things" - Information and Links:

Tangible Things - Info and Reading Options

Making History through Objects

Book's cover
The cover of “Tangible Things” - Open Library.

"Tangible Things" was published by Oxford University Press in 2015 - New York, it has 280 pages and the language of the book is English.


“Tangible Things” Metadata:

  • Title: Tangible Things
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: 280
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: New York

“Tangible Things” Subjects and Themes:

Edition Specifications:

  • Format: Paperback
  • Dimensions: 10 x 7 x inches
  • Pagination: xvii, 259 p.

Edition Identifiers:

AI-generated Review of “Tangible Things”:


"Tangible Things" Table Of Contents:

  • 1- About the Companion Website
  • 2- Preface and Acknowledgements
  • 3- Introduction : Thinking with things
  • 4- THINGS IN PLACE
  • 5- Natural History • An Orchid: Say it with Flowers
  • 6- Anthrolopology and Archaeology • A Glass Jar: A Surface Find in the Semitic Museum
  • 7- Books and Manuscripts • A Papyrus Fragment: Plato from the Sharp-Nosed Trash
  • 8- Art • A Limestone Mold: Set in Stone
  • 9- Science and Medicine • A Collection of Powders: Political Chemistry
  • 10- History • A Field-Hockey Dress: Fit for a Knockabout Sport
  • 11- THINGS UNPLACED
  • 12- A Gift from the Ladies of Llangollen: Memorandums of a Cottage
  • 13- A Galapagos Tortoise Shell: "Ship Abigail"
  • 14- A Carved Spoon: Pointing a Finger
  • 15- A Mexican Tortilla: From Exotic to Ordinary
  • 16- A Beetle Ornament: Exotic Opulence
  • 17- A Board Game: Tracking Blondie
  • 18- THINGS OUT OF PLACE
  • 19- An Artist's Palette: the Psychology of Vision
  • 20- Bluebird: Calling for the Vote
  • 21- A Hand Plow: Plowshares and Swords
  • 22- A Carved Bird Skull: Nature or Culture?
  • 23- THINGS IN STORIES—STORIES IN THINGS
  • 24- Objects as Portals
  • 25- A Nostalgic Painting: The Message
  • 26- Transits of Venus
  • 27- Changing Stories about American Indians
  • 28- Photo Essay: Unexpected Discoveries: The Joy of Object Photography
  • 29- Appendix: Harvard Collections that Contributed to Tangible Things
  • 30- Notes
  • 31- About the Authors
  • 32- Picture Credits

"Tangible Things" Description:

The Open Library:

• Presents an innovative and unprecedented exhibition as a new framework for thinking about museum collections • Challenges the boundaries between museums and between academic disciplines • Introduces an astonishing array of objects hidden in Harvard collections • Each chapter includes accessible and entertaining case studies • 200 beautiful photographs that illustrate modes of close looking • Grants access to a companion website, allowing deeper exploration into the more than 200 objects in the original exhibition

Read “Tangible Things”:

Read “Tangible Things” by choosing from the options below.

Search for “Tangible Things” downloads:

Visit our Downloads Search page to see if downloads are available.

Find “Tangible Things” in Libraries Near You:

Read or borrow “Tangible Things” from your local library.

Buy “Tangible Things” online:

Shop for “Tangible Things” on popular online marketplaces.