Home : a short history of an idea

Author(s)

• Rybczynski, Witold

Bibliographic Information

Home : a short history of an idea

Witold Rybczynski

（Penguin books）

Penguin Books, 1987

• : pbk.

Note

Bibliography: p. 233-244

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Walk through five centuries of homes both great and small from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to today's Ralph Lauren-designed environments on a house tour like no other, one that delightfully explicates the very idea of "home."You'll see how social and cultural changes influenced styles of decoration and furnishing, learn the connection between wall-hung religious tapestries and wall-to-wall carpeting, discover how some of our most welcome luxuries were born of architectural necessity, and much more. Most of all, Home opens a rare window into our private lives and how we really want to live.

Table of Contents

Home Foreword Chapter One: Nostalgia *Two: Intimacy and Privacy *Three: Domesticity *Four: Commodity and Delight *Five: Ease *Six: Light and Air *Seven: Efficiency *Eight: Style and Substance *Nine: Austerity *Ten: Comfort and Well-Being Notes Index

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Details

• NCID: BA03522491
• ISBN:
  • 0140102310
• LCCN: 86030398
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 256 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : NA7125
  • DC19 : 728/.01/9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Dwellings -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Personal space -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Architecture and society
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814