The invention of comfort sensibilities & design in early modern Britain & early America / John E. Crowley.

Author/creator Crowley, John E., 1943-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionxi, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Commodious comfort : hall and hearth, chamber and chimney -- Civil comfort : mansion houses -- Colonial comfort : vernacular and elegant options -- Decent comfort : candles and mirrors -- Convenient comfort : political economy -- Enlightened comfort : stoves and lamps -- Picturesque comfort : the cottage -- Healthy comfort : the piazza -- Gendered comfort : house design books.
Bibliography note"Notes": p. 293-347.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 00008958
ISBN0801864372 (alk. paper)

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