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If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home

Worsley, Lucy. (Author).

Summary: An architectural and cultural history of home life in England covers a wide range of topics from cooking and oral hygiene to sex and marriage, describing such subjects as why medieval people slept sitting up and why people feared fruit for centuries.

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  • ISBN: 9780802779953 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 0802779956 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xv, 351 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Walker, 2012.

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General Note:
Originally published: London : Faber & Faber, 2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-336) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: An intimate history of the bedroom -- An intimate history of the bathroom -- An intimate history of the living room -- An intimate history of the kitchen.
Subject: Households -- England -- History
Families -- England -- History
Architecture, Domestic -- England -- History
England -- Social life and customs

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library 306.85 Wors (Text) 33294001824226 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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