Rethinking inventories in the digital age: the case of the Old Bailey

This paper uses a computational approach to the formal indictments included in the Old Bailey Online for the period 1740 to 1800, to assess the material world of London as seen through a thief’s eyes. Trial reports detailing theft incorporate an implicit inventory of portable objects marked by a s...

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Main Authors: Anne Helmreich, Tim Hitchcock, William J. Turkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helmreich_hitchcock_turkel.pdf