Handbags: The Making of a Museum
- ISBN-10
- 0300186185
- ISBN-13
- 9780300186185
- Series
- Handbags
- Category
- Handbags
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Caroline Evans
Description
An exploration of the role of the handbag in the history of culture, fashion, and material production
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