The Invention of Comfort
Subtitle: Sensibilities and Design in Early Modern Britain and Early America
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: December 26, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780801864377
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Cultural studies; Social history; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; House furnishings; Manners And Customs; History; History - General History; United States - General; History: World; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Households; Customs & Traditions; Europe - Great Britain - General; History / Europe / General; Great Britain; United States
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