| Title | : | Home: A Short History of an Idea |
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| Author | : | Witold Rybczynski |
| Release | : | 2012-07-01 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Nonfiction |
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| 1 | Home: A Short History of an Idea | Witold Rybczynski |
| In this illuminating book, Witold Rybczynski walks us through five centuries of homes both great and small, from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to the Ralph Lauren–designed environments of today. 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. |
