Worldbuilder's Book Club 2023 - hosted by quartzen

Arts and Material Culture
Choose a book about arts or material culture, including books about arts, crafts, and artisans contemporary or historical as well as related topics like archaeology and historic preservation and reconstruction.
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The Story of Art without Men by Katy Hessel

The Story of Art without Men

Katy Hessel

10 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction art history challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee: A History of the World According to Coffee by Stewart Lee Allen

The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee: A History of the World According to Coffee

Stewart Lee Allen

240 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history travel funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World by Virginia Postrel

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Virginia Postrel

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history technology challenging informative slow-paced
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

Worn: A People's History of Clothing

Sofi Thanhauser

393 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction business history informative medium-paced
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World by Irene Vallejo

Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

Irene Vallejo

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays history informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft by Simon Houpt, Julian Radcliffe

Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft

Simon Houpt, Julian Radcliffe

192 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem

Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames

Lara Maiklem

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Scent of Empire: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow by Karl Schlogel

The Scent of Empire: Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow

Karl Schlogel

220 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history
Artisans in Early Imperial China by Anthony Barbieri-Low

Artisans in Early Imperial China

Anthony Barbieri-Low

394 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

history informative medium-paced
Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy by Larissa Pham

Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy

Larissa Pham

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir music emotional reflective medium-paced