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Historia spintriae : the pleasures of collecting ancient erotica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
because of their risque subject matter, but were still acknowledged as artifacts worthy of scholarly interest to the collector. Even today, comprehensive study of such objects is difficult due to lack of publication and lack of information about...
The material politics of ivory in early modern Europe
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This dissertation sets out to challenge the material history and biography of ivory in early modern Europe (ca. 1600-1800) and explores the mutable materialities of ivory as both a sculptural material and a vehicle of ...
After Watteau: Nicolas Lancret and the creation of the hunt luncheon
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Dining is inarguably one of the oldest, most prevalent and pervasive acts of social interaction. In the modern age the ability to display one's taste or refinement with regard to fashionable or trendy food items has become ...