通过一系列独特的年代久远的物品，以百科全书式的方式讲述早期现代英国的物质世界

1500年至1800年期间，英国发生了巨大的社会变革，其中许多变革与人们对时间本身的理解、衡量和记录方式有关。通过对大量私人收藏的精美和装饰性艺术品的集中探索，这本设计精美的书籍探索了这一主题以及个人对时间和死亡的观念转变的各种方式。这450多件不同的物品的特点是，每一件都有一个特定的日期，标志着一个重要的时刻——个人的或职业上的、宗教的或世俗的、私人的或公共。从绘画到瓷器，从茶壶到卷尺，这些物品以及它们所讲述的故事，给人一种生动的体验时间的感觉，同时也对早期现代英国的物质世界进行了一次全面的概述。

An engaging, encyclopedic account of the material world of early modern Britain as told through a unique collection of dated objects

The period from 1500 to 1800 in England was one of extraordinary social transformations, many having to do with the way time itself was understood, measured, and recorded. Through a focused exploration of an extensive private collection of fine and decorative artworks, this beautifully designed volume explores that theme and the variety of ways that individual notions of time and mortality shifted. The feature uniting these more than 450 varied objects is that each one bears a specific date, which marks a significant moment—

for reasons personal or professional, religious or secular, private or public. From paintings to porringers, teapots to tape measures, the objects—and the stories they tell—offer a vivid sense of the lived experience of time, while providing a sweeping survey of the material world of early modern Britain.