Europe At Home: Family and Material Culture 1500-1800

Raffaella Sarti, [translated by] Allan Cameron

Published by New Haven and London Yale University Press 2002, 2002

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pp 324 A comprehensive history of how ordinary people actually lived day to day between the years 1500 and 1800 in Europe. It covers many topics such as housing, furnishing, clothes and personal hygiene, food and dining and matters of behaviour like good manners and family relationships. First English edition, fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the translator on half title page "To Alasdair from Allan Aug 2002". A fascinating volume. Provenance: from the recent Glasgow dispersal sale of Alasdair Gray's library. Gray (1934-2019) is acknowledged as one of the most innovative figures in Scottish literature and culture. Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray frequently combined his diverse artistic talents within single works to challenge existing forms. He has been described as 'Blending satire and tragedy, realism and fantasy, his work has been credited with spurring a renaissance in Scottish literature.' Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. Fine in a fine dust jacket Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Seller Inventory # 7107

Bibliographic Details

Title: Europe At Home: Family and Material Culture ...

Publisher: New Haven and London Yale University Press 2002

Publication Date: 2002

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition