The Invention of Comfort: Sensibilities and Design in Early Modern Britain and Early America

Carroll Van West

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Contents: Preface and Acknowledgments PART I: TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AMENITY Chapter 1. Commodious Comfort: Hall and Hearth, Chamber and Chimney Chapter 2. Civil Comfort: Mansion Houses Chapter 3. Colonial Comfort: Vernacular and Elegant Options PART II: FROM LUXURY TO COMFORT Chapter 4. Decent Comfort: Candles and Mirrors Chapter 5. Convenient Comfort: Political Economy Chapter 6. Enlightened Comfort: Stoves and Lamps PART III: THE LANDSCAPE OF COMFORT Chapter 7. Picturesque Comfort: The Cottage Chapter 8. Healthy Comfort: The Piazza Chapter 9. Gendered Comfort: House Design BooksConclusionNotesI

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