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Victorian Things

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Asa Briggs examines a wide range of Victorian objects and the way in which they express and reflect the preoccupations of Victorian society. He includes information on museums and exhibitions, commemorative artefacts, home furnishings and decoration, hats and other headgear, coal, matches, stamps, telephones and typewriters, spectacles and cameras. A whole world is recaptured for the modern reader, with surprising, delightful, amusing and amazing objects paraded throughout this book.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The History Press

Release: July 21, 2003

ISBN: 0750933399

ISBN 13: 9780750933391

Victorian Things

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Asa Briggs examines a wide range of Victorian objects and the way in which they express and reflect the preoccupations of Victorian society. He includes information on museums and exhibitions, commemorative artefacts, home furnishings and decoration, hats and other headgear, coal, matches, stamps, telephones and typewriters, spectacles and cameras. A whole world is recaptured for the modern reader, with surprising, delightful, amusing and amazing objects paraded throughout this book.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The History Press

Release: July 21, 2003

ISBN: 0750933399

ISBN 13: 9780750933391

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