Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture

Name: Death in the Dining Room and Other Tales of Victorian Culture
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ISBN: 9781566393331

ISBN-10: 1566393337

ISBN-13: 9781566393331

Edition: 1995

Authors: Kenneth Ames

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In this provocative look at Victorian America, Kenneth Ames explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. Featuring five once-prominent home furnishings, he reconstructs a vanished culture and demonstrates the centrality of the artifact to historical understanding. Richly illustrated with photographs of surviving objects as well as images from a wide variety of period sources, the five essays discuss specific pieces-hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture-within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Ames reveals not only the major outlines of Victorian culture but also the…

Book details

List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 2/10/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English