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

Author/creator Crowley, John E., 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxi, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Households--United States. --History.
Households--Great Britain. --History.
House furnishings--United States. --History.
House furnishings--Great Britain. --History.
United States--Social life and customs.
Great Britain--Social life and customs.

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.
LCCN 00008958
ISBN0801864372 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GT481.U6 C76 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold