Uses of Excess in Visual and Material Culture, 1600-2010 Richard Luckett With three chapters each devoted

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Jacques Lacan and Jacques Derrida

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Uses of Excess in Visual and Material Culture, 1600-2010 Richard Luckett With three chapters each devotedDirecting unprecedented attention to how the idea of excess has been used by both producers and consumers of visual and material culture, this collection examines the discursive construction of excess in relation to art, material goods and people in various global contexts. The contributors illuminate how excess has been perceived, quantified and constructed, revealing in the process how beliefs about excess have changed over time and how they have