Who said "Every object tells a story if we know how to read it."?

This quote is attributed to Fernand Braudel.

Every object tells a story if we know how to read it. - Fernand Braudel

"Every object tells a story if we know how to read it."

Fernand Braudel Knowledge

Historian French 1902–1985

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