All Outputs (4)

Curious Work (2016)
Book Chapter
Brooks, M. M. (2016). Curious Work. In A. Craciun, & S. Schaffer (Eds.), The Material Cultures of Enlightenment Arts and Sciences (35-37). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-44379-3

Introduction: Interactions of meaning and matter. (2016)
Book Chapter
Eastop, D. D., & Brooks, M. M. (2016). Introduction: Interactions of meaning and matter. In M. M. Brooks, & D. D. Eastop (Eds.), Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress (1-18). Getty Conservation Institute

Refashioning and Redress. Conserving and Displaying Dress. (2016)
Book
Brooks, M. M., & Eastop, D. D. (Eds.). (2016). Refashioning and Redress. Conserving and Displaying Dress. Getty Conservation Institute

This volume explores the conservation and presentation of dress in museums and beyond as a complex, collaborative process. Recognizing this process as a dynamic interaction of investigation, interpretation, intervention, re-creation, and display, Ref... Read More about Refashioning and Redress. Conserving and Displaying Dress..

‘Mouldering Chairs and Faded Tapestry ... Unworthy of the Observation of a Common Person’: Considering Textiles in Historic Interiors (2016)
Journal Article
Brooks, M. M. (2016). ‘Mouldering Chairs and Faded Tapestry ... Unworthy of the Observation of a Common Person’: Considering Textiles in Historic Interiors. Textile History, 47(1), 63-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/00404969.2016.1144847

Textiles occupy a paradoxical position in historic house interiors. Once one of the most significant elements in many decorative schemes, they have slipped down the hierarchy of decorative art objects, partly because of modern perceptions of textiles... Read More about ‘Mouldering Chairs and Faded Tapestry ... Unworthy of the Observation of a Common Person’: Considering Textiles in Historic Interiors.