Irish Dressers and Delph: Homemaking Through Time - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Cork University PressISBN-13:9781782050674ISBN-10:1782050671UPC:9781782050674Book Category:History, Social Science, House & HomeBook Subcategory:Europe, Anthropology, Decorating & FurnishingsBook Topic:Ireland, Cultural & SocialSize:9.64 x 7.13 x 1.36 inchesWeight:3.0225Product ID:SCBXNSZMPC
Irish Dressers and Delph: Homemaking Through Time
How do people transform a house or flat into a home that nourishes both body and soul? How do they engage in the alchemy of homemaking? This book focuses a scholarly lens on one homemaking practice, dresser- and delph-keeping in western Connemara, where people utilise these everyday belongings and heirlooms to evoke a powerful sense of welcome and emotional wellbeing. Written for a broad,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cork University PressISBN-13:9781782050674ISBN-10:1782050671UPC:9781782050674Book Category:History, Social Science, House & HomeBook Subcategory:Europe, Anthropology, Decorating & FurnishingsBook Topic:Ireland, Cultural & SocialSize:9.64 x 7.13 x 1.36 inchesWeight:3.0225Product ID:SCBXNSZMPC
Chesson, Meredith S.: - Meredith S. Chesson teaches archaeology and anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, and nurtures a passion for exploring how people use their belongings, heirlooms, and heritage to craft their homes to meet life's challenges, great and small. Supported by American grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, National Geographic...
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