| Home: A Short History of an Idea Contributor(s): Rybczynski, Witold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140102310 ISBN-13: 9780140102314 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1987 Annotation: This immensely popular, witty, and highly provocative book is changing people's attitudes about convenience, decor, and technology in home design and furnishing. 10 black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Residential - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 728.019 |
| LCCN: 86030398 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.09" W x 7.76" (0.52 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walk through five centuries of homes both great and small--from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to today's Ralph Lauren-designed environments--on a house tour like no other, one that delightfully explicates the very idea of home. You'll see how social and cultural changes influenced styles of decoration and furnishing, learn the connection between wall-hung religious tapestries and wall-to-wall carpeting, discover how some of our most welcome luxuries were born of architectural necessity, and much more. Most of all, Home opens a rare window into our private lives--and how we really want to live. |