Tiny treasures : the magic of miniatures / Courtney Leigh Harris.

"Intricate and appealing, curious and uncanny, miniature works of art exert surprising power. Over thousands of years and across cultures, artists and artisans have created small objects for many purposes: tiny gold amulets of ancient Egyptian gods to protect the wearer, portable European medieval s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Courtney Leigh (Author)
Corporate Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Host institution, Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : MFA Publications, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > Exhibitions.
Miniature objects > Massachusetts > Boston > Exhibitions.
Objets miniatures > Massachusetts > Boston > Expositions.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Miniature objects.
Massachusetts > Boston.
Exhibition catalogs.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:159 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Magic of miniatures
Format: Book
Contents:
  • What makes a miniature?
  • When small is powerful
  • The miniature at home
  • Miniature worlds observed
  • Small size, big style
  • Why miniatures matter.