how Valentine’s Day gifts have changed over the centuries
- Written by: Clare Davidson, Research Associate, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
Mirror case, ivory, a Lady Crowning her Lover, Paris, France, ca. 1300Victoria and Albert MuseumFor Valentine’s Day, some couples only roll their eyes at each other in mutual cynicism. The capitalisation of love in the modern world can certainly seem banal.
But Valentine’s Day gifts are hardly a contemporary invention. People have been...
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