Ghent University: 200 Years in 200 Objects

Ghent University: 200 Years in 200 Objects

Tapa dura, en inglés, 250 págs aproximadamente

Editorial: Hannibal Publishing, 2017

Medidas: 23,5 x 26,5 cm

El libro, publicado para celebrar el bicentenario de la Universidad de Gante, muestra las historias ocultas detrás de los tesoros históricos que reúne. La historia de la universidad se cuenta en palabras e imágenes a través de doscientos objetos que cada uno arrastra una parte de su historia. Los objetos son muchos y diversos. Baratos y caros. Viejos y nuevos. Poéticos y prosaicos. Comunes y raros. Divertidos y dolorosos. En toda su diversidad cuentan la historia de una universidad profundamente arraigada en la sociedad.

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Ghent University: 200 Years in 200 Objects

Hardback, in English, approximately 250 pages.

Publisher: Hannibal Publishing, 2017

Size: 23,5 x 26,5 cm

The book, published to celebrate the bicentennary of the University of Ghent, displays the hidden stories behind the historical treasures it gathers. The history of the university is told in words and images, by means of two hundred objects that each carry a piece of the story. The objects are many and various. Cheap and expensive. Old and new. Poetic and prosaic. Common and rare. Funny and painful. In all their diversity they tell the story of a university that is deeply rooted in society.