Home: A Short History of an Idea - Witold Rybczynski

Category: Adults, Art, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Architecture Design

Written by Witold Rybczynski
Read by Witold Rybczynski
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

In this illuminating book, Witold Rybczynski walks us through five centuries of homes both great and small, from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to the Ralph Lauren–designed environments of today, on a house tour like no other: one that delightfully explicates the very idea of “home.” You’ll see how social and cultural changes influenced styles of decoration and furnishing, learn the connection between wall-hung religious tapestries and wall-to-wall carpeting, discover how some of our most welcome luxuries were born of architectural necessity, and much more.