In miniature

how small things illuminate the world

In miniature

how small things illuminate the world
Simon Garfield
Book - 2019

Tiny Eiffel Towers. Platoons of brave toy soldiers. A doll<U+2019>s house created for a Queen. Diminutive crime scenes crafted to catch a killer. Model villages and miniscule railways. These are just a few of the objects you will discover in the pages of In Miniature. Bringing together history, psychology, art, and obsession, Garfield explores what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modelers, and fans. The toys we enjoy as children invest us with a rare power at a young age, conferring on us a taste of adult-sized authority. For some, the desire to play with small things becomes a desire to make small things. We live in a vast and uncertain world, and controlling just a tiny, scaled-down part of it restores our sense of order and worth.

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37413317686279 Disponible Non-fiction 745.5928 GARFIEL
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Garfield, Simon (Autor)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York : Atria Books, 2019.
Edición:First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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