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Home : a short history of an idea / Witold Rybczynski.
An architect discusses the idea of comfort and the Western cultural attitudes that have shaped it since the end of the Middle Ages, reviewing such cultural variables as intimacy and privacy, domesticity, ease, and ideas about light, air, and efficiency as they have changed over time, and making a plea for the primacy of cultural ideals as a basis for creating psychologically comfortable homes.
Record details
- ISBN: 0140102310
- ISBN: 9780140102314
- Physical Description: x, 256 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Penguin Books, 1987, ©1986.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-244) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Nostalgia -- Intimacy and privacy -- Domesticity -- Commodity and delight -- Ease -- Light and air -- Efficiency -- Style and substance -- Austerity -- Comfort and well-being.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | NA 7125 .R93 1986 | 261469 | Stacks | Available | - |
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- Donated in memory of Grace Blackburn