Jon Stobart

Comfort in the Eighteenth-Century Country House (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book traces the changes in layout, the new technologies, and innovations in furniture that made country houses more comfortable, but argues that comfort was also found in daily routines, religious faith and relationships with family and friends.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000438642
• Artikelnr.: 62419724

Autorenporträt

Jon Stobart is Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Physical and Social Comfort: The Materiality of the
Country House 1. Convenience and Privacy: The Architecture of Comfort 2.
Warmth and Light: Technologies of Comfort 3. Comfortable Rooms: Sociability
and the "Modern Living Room" Part 2: Emotional Comfort: Feelings, Letters
and Home 4. Cleanliness and Godliness: Comforts of the Body and Mind 5.
Family and Friends: Comfort, Consolation and Correspondence 6. Home
Comforts: Objects and Memories. Conclusions: House and Home