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Creator:
Dillon, Maureen
Title(s):
Artificial sunshine : a social history of domestic lighting / Maureen Dillon.
Additional Title(s):
A social history of domestic lighting
Published/Created:
London : National Trust, 2002.
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Holdings:
Reference Library
NK2115.5.L5 D55 2002 (LC)
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-210) and index.
An exploration of domestic lighting from the middle ages to the 1990s, ranging from the practical considerations to the influence of lighting upon the clothes people wore and the way that they furnished their houses.
Subject Terms:
Arts and crafts.
History.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative.
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  • Fire and firelight
  • Rushlights and tallows
  • Wax candles
  • Lighting by oil
  • Lighting by gas
  • Lighting by electricity.