Home truths : an alternative history of every house
Laws, Bill2010
Books
'Home Truths' uncovers the strange and often bizarre stories behind the inventions, and inventors, that have shaped our homes. From dado rails and stencilling - which date from Roman times - noggins and newel posts to power showers.
Main title:
Home truths : an alternative history of every house / Bill Laws.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2010.
Collation:
240 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780752458595 (pbk)
Dewey class:
747.09
Local class:
747.09
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
720985