Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World

Objects in Motion in the Early Modern World presents a collection of 12 original essays that examine the circulation of objects across global regions and cultures from the 16th to 18th centuries.

• Features essays that represents an extremely wide cultural, geographical, and material scope while offering new insights into the specificity of early modern exchange
• Inspires broader questions about the disciplinary boundaries and frameworks of art history, visual culture, and material culture
• Presents innovative research that sheds new light on little-known historical objects and phenomena
• Calls into question traditional geographies and hierarchies associated with global exchange and challenges outdated center-periphery models