Like Jacob with Esau: The 3D Printed Replica and the Future of the Museum

The importance of the aura, the metaphysical element that gives art, artifacts, and other objects of cultural heritage their authenticity, has been heavily contemplated ever since the publication of Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." This thesis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walton, James Andrew
Other Authors: Material Culture and Public Humanities
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83543