Description
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.
Product Details
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Publish Date | July 07, 1987 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780140102314 |
| Dimensions | 7.7 X 5.1 X 0.7 inches | 0.5 pounds |
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Reviews
"Here is a book that will change thew ay you look at your house or apartment—for the better."
—People"Rybczynski's style is as loose and, yes, as comfortable as a down-filled comforter."
—The Christian Science Monitor"Sensible and stylish"
—Newsweek"It's a bracing, irreverent, worldly wise book."
—Cleveland Plain Dealer"Home is serious, historically minded, and exquisitely readable. It is a triumph of intelligence."
—The New Yorker
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