Bibliograph

The making of home, the 500-year story of how our houses became our homes, Judith Flanders

Type

Label

The making of home, the 500-year story of how our houses became our homes, Judith Flanders

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-334) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The making of home

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

910009219

Responsibility statement

Judith Flanders

Sub title

the 500-year story of how our houses became our homes

Summary

"Flanders traces the evolution of the house from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century across northern Europe and America, showing how the homes we know today bear only a faint resemblance to homes throughout history. What turned a house into a home?"--Dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Home thoughts : an introduction -- The family way -- A room of one's own -- Home and the world -- Home furnishings -- Building myths -- Hearth and home -- The home network -- Not at home

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