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Archibald, Elizabeth, 1951-
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Etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
Etiquette -- Humor.
Conduct of life -- Humor.
Curiosities and wonders -- Early works to 1800.
Curiosities and wonders -- Humor.
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
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Archibald, Elizabeth, 1951-
Etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
Etiquette -- Humor.
Conduct of life -- Humor.
Curiosities and wonders -- Early works to 1800.
Curiosities and wonders -- Humor.
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
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Ask the past : pertinent and impertinent advice from yesteryear / Elizabeth P. Archibald.
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Archibald, Elizabeth, 1951-
Hachette Books, [2015]
Call #:
395
.09
A673a
Subjects
Etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
Etiquette -- Humor.
Conduct of life -- Humor.
Curiosities and wonders -- Early works to 1800.
Curiosities and wonders -- Humor.
Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.
ISBN:
9780316298896 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Pertinent and impertinent advice from yesteryear
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"Based on the blog AskThePast.blogspot.ca here is the wisdom of the ages, including how to train your cat to do tricks -- as well as the fad diets, zany pickup lines, and bacon band-aids of the ages. Drawn from centuries of antique texts by historian and bibliophile Elizabeth P. Archibald, here is an eighteenth-century bedbug cure (sprinkle bed with gunpowder and let smolder), budget fashion tips of the Middle Ages (save on the clothes, splurge on the purse) and a sixteenth-century primer on seduction (hint: do not pass gas) and a 16th century method of making yourself invisible -- an entertaining guide to life from the people who lived it first. Elizabeth P. Archibald teaches in the Humanities department at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University"--Provided by publisher.
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