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Crowley, John E., 1943-

The Invention of comfort sensibilities & design in early modern Britain & early America / [electronic resource] : John E. Crowley. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001. - xi, 361 p. : ill.

"Notes": p. 293-347. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Commodious comfort : hall and hearth, chamber and chimney -- Civil comfort : mansion houses -- Colonial comfort : vernacular and elegant options -- Decent comfort : candles and mirrors -- Convenient comfort : political economy -- Enlightened comfort : stoves and lamps -- Picturesque comfort : the cottage -- Healthy comfort : the piazza -- Gendered comfort : house design books.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Households--History.--United States
Households--History.--Great Britain
House furnishings--History.--United States
House furnishings--History.--Great Britain

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social life and customs.
Great Britain--Social life and customs.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GT481.U6 / C76 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 306/.0973