Creativity in the Bronze Age (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108421362)

Creativity is an integral part of human history, yet most studies focus on the modern era, leaving unresolved questions about the formative role that creativity has played in the past. This book explores the fundamental nature of creativity in the European Bronze Age. Considering developments in crafts that we take for granted today, such as pottery, textiles, and metalwork, the volume compares and contrasts various aspects of their development, from the construction of the materials themselves, through the production processes, to the design and effects deployed in finished objects. It explores how creativity is closely related to changes in material culture, how it directs responses to the new and unfamiliar, and how it has resulted in changes to familiar things and practices. Written by an international team of scholars, the case studies in this volume consider wider issues and provide detailed insights into creative solutions found in specific objects.

Author: Lise Bender Jgensen, Joanna Sofaer, Marie Louise Stig Sensen
ISBN-10: 1108421369
ISBN-13: 9781108421362
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/18/2018
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 10.01h x 6.95w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2018