Artificial sunshine : a social history of domestic lighting / Maureen Dillon.

Main entry:

Dillon, Maureen.

Title & Author:

Artificial sunshine : a social history of domestic lighting / Maureen Dillon.

Publication:

London : National Trust, 2002.

Description:

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index.
Fire and firelight -- Rushlights and tallows -- Wax candles -- Lighting by oil -- Lighting by gas -- Lighting by electricity.

Summary:

An exploration of domestic lighting from the middle ages to the 1990s, ranging from the practical considerations to the influence of lighting upon the clothes people wore and the way that they furnished their houses.

ISBN:

0707802881
9780707802886

Subject:

Lighting, Architectural and decorative.
Verlichting (techniek)
Lampen.
Woninginrichting.
Arts and crafts.
History.

Added entries:

A social history of domestic lighting

Holdings:

Location: Library main 226957
Call No.: GT440 .D55 2002
Status: Available

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