Was the century of Voltaire also the century of women? In the eighteenth century changes in the nature of work, family life, sexuality, education, law, religion

Through both longer essays and shorter case studies, this book examines the relationship of European women from various countries and backgrounds to collecting,

This concise historical overview of the existing historiography of women from across eighteenth-century Europe covers women of all ages, married and single, ric

The eighteenth century is recognized as a complex period of dramatic epistemic shifts that would have profound effects on the modern world. Paradoxically, the a

Art history has enriched the study of material culture as a scholarly field. This interdisciplinary volume enhances this literature through the contributors' en