And so to bed
Willes, Margaret1998
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Margaret Willes explores the social history of the bed from Mediaeval times to the present day. The modern concept of going up to bed was quite rare until the 18th century as most people slept downstairs on straw pallets.
Main title:
And so to bed / Margaret Willes.
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Imprint:
London : National Trust, 1998.
Collation:
48p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).
ISBN:
9780707802794 (pbk)
Dewey class:
392.09392.36
Language:
English
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BRN:
1949407