WORLDS BEYOND: Miniatures and Victorian Fiction
Victorian miniatures pushed the boundaries of scientific knowledge, mechanical production, and human perception. To touch a miniature was to imagine what lay beyond these boundaries. Guides readers through microscopic science, art history, children's culture, and book production to show how Victorian miniatures offered scripts for fantasies of worlds beyond perception. Photos with illus.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 284
Publisher: Yale
ISBN: 9780300233810
Item #: 1981307