If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802779953 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0802779956 (hc.)
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Physical Description:
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xv, 351 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Publisher: New York : Walker, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: London : Faber & Faber, 2011. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-336) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | An intimate history of the bedroom -- An intimate history of the bathroom -- An intimate history of the living room -- An intimate history of the kitchen. |
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Subject: | Households -- England -- History Families -- England -- History Architecture, Domestic -- England -- History England -- Social life and customs |
Available copies
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | 306.85 Wors (Text) | 33294001824226 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
An architectural and cultural history of home life in England covers a wide range of topics from cooking and oral hygiene to sex and marriage, describing such subjects as why medieval people slept sitting up and why people feared fruit for centuries.