Home: A Short History of an Idea by Witold Rybczynski

Home: A Short History of an Idea

Witold Rybczynski

272 pages first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction design history informative slow-paced

Description

Walk through five centuries of homes both great and small--from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to today's Ralph Lauren-designed environments--on a house tour like no other, one that delightfully explicates the very idea of home.Yo...

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informative 100%
relaxing 40%
reflective 20%

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slow 25%
fast 25%

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