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Fire & Light in the Home
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Item specifics
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Illustrated, Dust Jacket
- Subject
- Art & Photography
- ISBN
- 9781851490219
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors' Club
- Topic
- Interior Design / Lighting, General, Antiques & Collectibles, Architecture
About this product
Product Information
This pioneering study of a long neglected and little understood subject breaks new ground for the collector, antique dealer and student of early lighting and fire making equipment. The author has traced the developments in this field with meticulous care beginning with the advent of fire, tinder boxes, flints and steels and related fire making appliances, through to the early nineteenth century when inventions such as the chemical match relegated such everyday items to history. The paraphernalia associated with the surprisingly difficult business of striking a spark and then keeping the resultant flame alight, took many different and inventive forms. From fire for warmth and the cooking of food came the need for adequate lighting in the homes of both the peasantry and the affluent, and various modes of lighting evolved, based upon whatever fuel was available. Fashion as well as practicality also played their parts in the design and execution of such items as candlesticks, wall sconces, cand
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Antique Collectors' Club
ISBN-10
1851490213
ISBN-13
9781851490219
eBay Product ID (ePID)
702470
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Interior Design / Lighting, General, Antiques & Collectibles, Architecture
Illustrator
Yes
Dimensions
Item Length
11.1in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
8.7in
Item Weight
50.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Fire and Light in the Home Pre-1820
Lc Classification Number
Th7975.D8c37 1987
Edition Description
Reprint
Copyright Date
1987
Format
Hardcover
Target Audience
Trade
Features
Reprint
Lccn
87-138393
Dewey Decimal
621.32/3/09
Publication Year
1987
Dewey Edition
19
Number of Pages
280 Pages
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