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Azzarito, Amy.
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House furnishings -- History.
Interior decoration -- History.
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Azzarito, Amy.
House furnishings -- History.
Interior decoration -- History.
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The elements of a home : the curious histories behind everyday household objects, from pillows to forks / Amy Azzarito.
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Azzarito, Amy.
Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.
Call #:
745
.4
A999e
Subjects
House furnishings -- History.
Interior decoration -- History.
ISBN:
9781452178721 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Curious histories behind everyday household objects, from pillows to forks
Description:
223 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water -- plus so much more."
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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