The meaning of home
Heathcote, Edwin2012
Book
"We are so familiar with the features of our homes - the rooms, fixtures and myriad little decorative details - that we have forgotten how to look at them. We might explore a church, read a book or watch a film, and attempt to decode its symbols and references, but we rarely look at our homes with the same critical eye. Yet from the most ordinary apartment to the most extravagant mansion, every home is a deep well of meaning. From windows to wardrobes, fireplaces to doorknockers, Edwin Heathcote attempts to fathom the elements of our everyday domestic lives. He explores how, over time, ancient ritual elements transmute into practical features, and how some of these, charged with latent symbolic meaning, have persisted in modern dwellings despite having lost their original uses. Home will never quite look the same again"--P. [4] of cover.
Main title:
The meaning of home / Edwin Heathcote.
Author:
Work:
Edition:
1st Frances Lincoln ed.
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln, 2012.
Collation:
192 p. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Front Doors -- 2.Halls -- 3.Living Rooms -- 4.Fireplaces -- 5.Mouldings -- 6.Books -- 7.Dining Rooms -- 8.Kitchens -- 9.Stairs -- 10.Cellars & Attics -- 11.Bedrooms -- 12.Cupboards & Wardrobes -- 13.Bathrooms -- 14.Ironmongery & Hardware -- 15.Doors -- 16.Windows -- 17.Facades & Faces -- 18.Bays Windows & Balconies -- 19.Sheds, Huts And Treeehouses -- 20.Swimming Pools -- 21.Roofs -- 22.Fences & Gates -- 23.Miniaturatization & Representation -- 24.Mirrors -- 25.Porches, Verandas & Decks -- 26.Lights -- 27.Floors -- 28.Walls -- 29.Corridors -- 30.Ceilings -- 31.Studies & Libraries -- 32.Christmas -- 33.Columns & Pillars -- 34.Pipes, Wires & Sewers.
ISBN:
9780711233775
Dewey class:
728.09
Language:
Undetermined
Subject:
BRN:
34054
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Home and Lifestyle | HOME 728.09 HEAT | Available |