Z poczucia piękna, z potrzeby posiadania
Kobiecy świat rzeczy w osiemnastowiecznej Rzeczypospolitej
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In the world of appearances and rigid rules, owning things was a form of expression, emphasizing one's own distinctiveness and individuality, a manifestation of female emancipation, evidence of interests, relationships with the creators and producers of things. Professor Bozena Popiolek shows the female world of things as an area of transformation within the social mentality. Focusing on written sources allowed the author to capture the complex image of this world and the role of women in creating a private environment, the "feminization of the home space". The female environment in the 18th century was palaces, manors, alcoves, boudoirs, dressing rooms and gardens, valuables and clothes, the entire sphere of female toiletry items, which began to be treated as an important part of life, worth showing and beautiful. It is the exquisite shape of a porcelain cup, the discreet beauty of a silver urinal, the elegance of the furniture of French ebenistes and native carpenters, the wealth of gilded dishes and cutlery, books, weaving workshops, lace blocks and all the things that filled women's lives and gave meaning to everyday life. It is worth noting that the competition for beauty, prestige and social position was not only the effect of excess and luxurious tastes, but also an important part of economic changes. The author addresses the ever-present issues of the unconscious desire to possess, the oppressive nature of women's fashion, the compulsion to be "dressed". As well as the "second circulation of things", that eighteenth-century recycling, savings resulting not only from a lack of funds, but also from a conscious approach to objects.
