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Restoration London: From Poverty To Pets, From Medicine To Magic, From Slang To Sex, From Wallpaper To Women's Rights

Liza Picard

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Description:Here is seventeenth-century London as you've never seen it. Using diaries, almanacs, newspapers, government papers, personal documents and more, Liza Picard brilliantly portrays the human side of both ordinary daily living and catastrophic events. From the splendor of lovely English gardens to pollution filled air and streets clogged with waste and rubbish; from graceful living, fashionable clothes, and elegant decor, to medical risks, plagues, accidents and early deaths, this unique book describes the simple pleasures and the overwhelming difficulties of the time. Discover the craft of cabinet-making, the art of embroidery, the practice of the arts, and the revival of theater; the importance of astrology, magic, and superstition; the labor of housework and shopping, the pleasures of music and dancing, the hazards of sex, the limitations of education, the nature of the laws, the conflicting views of the churches, and the extremes of poverty and wealth. With meticulous detail and vivid descriptions "Restoration London" takes you back to another time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Restoration London: From Poverty To Pets, From Medicine To Magic, From Slang To Sex, From Wallpaper To Women's Rights. To get started finding Restoration London: From Poverty To Pets, From Medicine To Magic, From Slang To Sex, From Wallpaper To Women's Rights, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 330

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1466863498

Description: Here is seventeenth-century London as you've never seen it. Using diaries, almanacs, newspapers, government papers, personal documents and more, Liza Picard brilliantly portrays the human side of both ordinary daily living and catastrophic events. From the splendor of lovely English gardens to pollution filled air and streets clogged with waste and rubbish; from graceful living, fashionable clothes, and elegant decor, to medical risks, plagues, accidents and early deaths, this unique book describes the simple pleasures and the overwhelming difficulties of the time. Discover the craft of cabinet-making, the art of embroidery, the practice of the arts, and the revival of theater; the importance of astrology, magic, and superstition; the labor of housework and shopping, the pleasures of music and dancing, the hazards of sex, the limitations of education, the nature of the laws, the conflicting views of the churches, and the extremes of poverty and wealth. With meticulous detail and vivid descriptions "Restoration London" takes you back to another time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Restoration London: From Poverty To Pets, From Medicine To Magic, From Slang To Sex, From Wallpaper To Women's Rights. To get started finding Restoration London: From Poverty To Pets, From Medicine To Magic, From Slang To Sex, From Wallpaper To Women's Rights, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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