Locks and Lavatories: The Architecture of Privacy - Couverture souple

Planel, Philippe

 
9781850747246: Locks and Lavatories: The Architecture of Privacy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1850747245 ISBN 13 : 9781850747246
Editeur : English Heritage, 2000

Synopsis

Step through the doorway of your own home & discover its fascinating past. Today we jealously guard our privacy, but in previous centuries living was much more communal. How has this change been reflected in the layout & furnishings of houses in Britain? How has the single-room hut of prehistoric times evolved into the house of today, each room with its own function? Discover: - how the medieval hall has shrunk to an entrance lobby; - why bathrooms only became common in houses after the late 19th century; - why separate servants' quarters & staircases were created; - why 3-legged stools were more popular than 4-legged ones; - how labor-saving devices have transformed the home.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Step through the doorway of your own home & discover its fascinating past. Today we jealously guard our privacy, but in previous centuries living was much more communal. How has this change been reflected in the layout & furnishings of houses in Britain? How has the single-room hut of prehistoric times evolved into the house of today, each room with its own function? Discover: - how the medieval hall has shrunk to an entrance lobby; - why bathrooms only became common in houses after the late 19th century; - why separate servants' quarters & staircases were created; - why 3-legged stools were more popular than 4-legged ones; - how labor-saving devices have transformed the home.

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Éditeur
English Heritage
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1850747245
ISBN 13 
9781850747246
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
64
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Personne responsable
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