The invention of comfort : sensibilities & design in early modern Britain & early America /
Crowley, John E.,1943-
Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press ,
c2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents: 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
Households
Households
House furnishings
House furnishings