An important contribution to recent critical discussions about gender, sexuality, and material culture in Renaissance England, this study analyzes female- and m

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art histo

This handbook of English Renaissance literature serves as a reference for both students and scholars, introducing recent debates and developments in early moder

Dynamic Matter investigates the life histories of Renaissance objects. Eschewing the critical tendency to study how objects relate to human needs and desires, t

All of the essays in this volume capture the body in a particular attitude: in distress, vulnerability, pain, pleasure, labor, health, reproduction, or preparat