Tokens of Love, Loss and Disrespect 1700-1850
1700 - 1850
$175.55
- Paperback
356 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2023
Summary
Coins are physically and visually intriguing. Explicitly designed to have monetary value, they can be used for their intended purpose. But coins have also frequently been repurposed to communicate private and public messages—from ad hoc scratchings and punch marks to complete re-engraving of surfaces. As carriers of messages, coins have the advantage of being unobtrusive: They can easily be carried around, and their exchange does not arouse suspicion.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911300946 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911300946 |
| Author: | Sarah Lloyd |
| Publisher: | Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 356 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.15kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 170mm |
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Essays explore the myriad ways that coins have been inscribed with messages of protest, love and more. * The Art Newspaper *
About The Author
Sarah Lloyd
Sarah Lloyd is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a public historian with extensive experience of working with twenty-first-century communities on history and heritage projects. She researches the social and cultural history of eighteenth-century Britain.
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