Souvenir

by Rolf Potts

Book Overview

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples-from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501329413
• ISBN13: 9781501329418
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.6" x 6.4"