Comfort in the eighteenth-century country house / Jon Stobart.

Author/creator Stobart, Jon, 1966-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Description1 online resource
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SeriesRoutledge studies in eighteenth-century cultures and societies
Abstract "Country houses were grand statements of power and status, but they were also places where people lived. This book outlines 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Stobart, Jon, 1966- Comfort in the eighteenth-century country house New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. 9781032072913
Genre/formElectronic books.
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