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| Genre/Form: | Bildband |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Carlano, Annie. Sleeping around. Santa Fe : Museum of International Folk Art ; Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2006 (OCoLC)620016414 |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Annie Carlano; Bobbie Sumberg |
| ISBN: | 0295985984 9780295985985 |
| OCLC Number: | 62381437 |
| Notes: | Thomas Jefferson Foundation notes: Heavily illustrated, this publication takes readers on a tour of beds and sleeping customs over time and around the world, presenting an aesthetic appreciation of sleeping behavior from a cross-cultural and historical perspective, and the material culture of beds and bedding. Includes a brief mention of Thomas Jefferson's alcove bed at Monticello. Introduction -- Sleeping low -- Sleeping high -- Sleeping in the closet -- Sleeping on the move -- Sleeping on the road -- Sleeping in the modern world -- Sleeping small -- Sleeping forever ... and ever. Thomas Jefferson's alcove bed on p. 53-54. |
| Description: | xi, 164 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Contents: | Sleeping low -- Sleeping high -- Sleeping in the closet -- Sleeping on the move -- Sleeping on the road -- Sleeping in the modern world -- Sleeping small -- Sleeping forever-- and ever -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Annie Carlano & Bobbie Sumberg. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 17064 |
Abstract:
There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. This book, illustrated with 140 images, takes readers on a tour of beds and sleeping
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