Locks and Lavatories: The Architecture of Privacy

Name/Title

Locks and Lavatories: The Architecture of Privacy

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0005

Description

Today we jealously guard our privacy but in previous centuries living was much more communal. How has this change been reflected in the layout and furnishings of house? How has the single-room hut of prehistoric times evolved into the house of today. This book discusses how the medieval hall has shrunk to an entrance lobby; why bathrooms only became common in houses after the late 19th century; why separate servants' quarters and staircases were created; how labor-saving devices have transformed the home; and more. 64 p. : ill., facsims., plans, ports. ; 26 cm.

Collection

Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/Dissertations

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Privacy, Bathrooms

Search Terms

Manners and customs, Dwellings--Great Britain--History, House furnishings--Great Britain, Interior decoration--Great Britain, Architecture, Domestic--Great Britain

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

P145

Book Details

Author

Planel, Philippe G., 1948-

Series

English Heritage Gatekeeper Series

Publisher

English Heritage

Place Published

Location

London, England

Date Published

2000

Call No.

GT285 .P62 2000

ISBN

1850747245

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Shelf

Books-Pamphlets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

January 31, 2008

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

January 22, 2016