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home a short history of an idea
walk through five centuries of homes both great and small from the smoke filled manor halls of the middle ages to todays ralph lauren designed environments on a house tour like no other one that delightfully explicates the very idea of home . p youll see how social and cultural changes influenced styles of decoration and furnishing learn the connection between wall hung religious tapestries and wall to wall carpeting discover how some of our most welcome luxuries were born of architectural necessity and much more . most of all home opens a rare window into our private lives and how we really want to live .
paperback penguin books 1987 isbn 0140102310
abridged n isbn 13 9780140102314 number of pages 272 publisher penguin group usa release date 62135769600000