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Domestic Culture in Early Modern England
Antony Buxton
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Description for Domestic Culture in Early Modern England
Hardback. A detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 324 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
This book is a detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household, focussing on the Oxfordshire market town of Thame. Going beyond the exploration of the domestic economy and trends in living standards and consumption, it shows how close examination of the material context within which the household operated can provide evidence of its habitual activities, the relationships between its members, and the values that informed both. The book uses a familiar source, the probate inventory, supplemented by other contemporary written and pictorial evidence, to reveal how activities in the household were directly related to the ... Read more
This book is a detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household, focussing on the Oxfordshire market town of Thame. Going beyond the exploration of the domestic economy and trends in living standards and consumption, it shows how close examination of the material context within which the household operated can provide evidence of its habitual activities, the relationships between its members, and the values that informed both. The book uses a familiar source, the probate inventory, supplemented by other contemporary written and pictorial evidence, to reveal how activities in the household were directly related to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
766g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270415
SKU
V9781783270415
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Reviews for Domestic Culture in Early Modern England
Will be useful to historians of family life and design history. OXONIENSIA Antony Buxton's book is a timely one. It is focused on domestic life in early modern England
a subject of immense social and political importance which occasioned much contemporary comment as the foundation of patriarchal authority, but which has been little written about by historians ... Read more
a subject of immense social and political importance which occasioned much contemporary comment as the foundation of patriarchal authority, but which has been little written about by historians ... Read more