Comfort in the Eighteenth-Century Country House (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies)
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- Synopsis
- Country houses were grand statements of power and status, but they were also places where people lived. This book traces the changes in layout, the new technologies, and the innovations in furniture that made them more convenient and comfortable. It argues that these material changes were just one aspect of comfort in the country house: feeling comfortable was just as important as being comfortable. Achieving this involved the comfort and solace to be found in daily routines, religious faith and, above all, relationships with family and friends. Such emotional comforts, and the attachment to things and places that embodied and memorialized them, made country houses into homes.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 308 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781000438741
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781032072913, 9781003206361, 9781032072920
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 09/22/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Jon Stobart, The right of Jon Stobart to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.