If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home
Worsley, Lucy
If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home / Lucy Worsley - New York : Walker & Co , 2011 - 351 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two "dirty centuries"? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly, and truly intimate history of home life. Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove.
9780802779953
Family---History
Households----England----History
Architecture, Domestic---England
England----Social life and customs
306.8509 WOR
If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home / Lucy Worsley - New York : Walker & Co , 2011 - 351 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two "dirty centuries"? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly, and truly intimate history of home life. Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove.
9780802779953
Family---History
Households----England----History
Architecture, Domestic---England
England----Social life and customs
306.8509 WOR
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