Comfort in the Eighteenth-Century Country House (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies) - Softcover

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Stobart, Jon

 
9781032072920: Comfort in the Eighteenth-Century Country House (Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies)
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ISBN 10: 103207292X ISBN 13: 9781032072920
Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

Country houses were grand statements of power and status, but they were also places where people lived. This book traces the changes in layout, the new technologies, and the innovations in furniture that made them more convenient and comfortable. It argues that these material changes were just one aspect of comfort in the country house: feeling comfortable was just as important as being comfortable. Achieving this involved the comfort and solace to be found in daily routines, religious faith and, above all, relationships with family and friends. Such emotional comforts, and the attachment to things and places that embodied and memorialized them, made country houses into homes.

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About the Author

Jon Stobart is Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
103207292X
ISBN 13 
9781032072920
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320

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