Bibliograph

The age of comfort, when Paris discovered casual--and the modern home began, Joan DeJean

Type

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The age of comfort, when Paris discovered casual--and the modern home began, Joan DeJean

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The age of comfort

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

701239002

Responsibility statement

Joan DeJean

Sub title

when Paris discovered casual--and the modern home began

Table Of Contents

A short history of modern comfort -- An architecture of comfort -- The bathroom -- The flush toilet -- Heating -- Easy seats -- Convenience furniture -- 1735 : architect-designed seating begins -- The original interior decorators and the comfortable room -- The bedroom -- The boudoir -- Dressing for comfort -- The fabric of their lives -- The comfortable body -- Coda : l'art de vivre

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