Living like a Tudor : woodsmoke & sage : a sensory journey through Tudor England / Amy Licence.
| Author/creator |
Licence, Amy author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Pegasus Books, 2021. |
| Copyright Notice | ̐u2021 |
| Description | 384 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Introduction -- part I. Sight: Pen and brush ; Cloth and thread ; Brick and field ; Crowd and ritual ; Communication -- part II. Smell: Ubiquitous scents ; Pipe smoke ; Foul bodies ; Clean clothes ; Perfume ; Waste disposal ; Death and decay -- part III. Sound: Music ; Measuring and warning ; Proclaiming news ; Gossip and sedition ; Domestic sounds -- part IV. Taste: Dining habits ; On the menu ; Specific foods ; Drink ; Taste buds ; Sweets ; Eating out ; Supply ; Dangerous foods -- part V. Touch: The humours in the balance ; Plague and sweat ; Pain and suffering ; Sex, pregnancy and birth ; Violence ; Imprisonment ; Poverty ; Weather ; The farmer's cycle ; Sport and games -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | Much has been written about the lives of the Tudors, but it is sometimes difficult to really grasp how they experienced the world. Using the five senses, Amy Licence presents a new perspective on the material culture of the past, exploring the Tudors' relationship with the fabric of their existence, from the clothes on their back, roofs over their heads and food on their tables, to the wider questions of how they interpreted and presented themselves, and beliefs about life, death and beyond. This book helps recapture the past: what were the Tudors' favorite perfumes? How did the weather affect their lives? What sounds from the past have been lost? Take a journey back 500 years, to experience the Tudor world as closely as possible, through sights, sound, smell, taste and touch.--www.simonandschuster.com, October 25, 2021. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-371) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781643138152 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1643138154 |
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