There a few events in life more important than a wedding. It is a day when everything must go according to plan. In the United States alone, more than four million people tie the knot annually, with
"You said that you would not fail to improve yourself according to my teaching and correction, and you would do everything in your power to behave according to my wishes." [Prologue] "I urge you to be
"You said that you would not fail to improve yourself according to my teaching and correction, and you would do everything in your power to behave according to my wishes." [Prologue] "I urge you to be
Describes the housing, family life, and food of peoples from the Stone Age, through ancient Egypt, Asia, Greece, and Rome, to the Vikings and the civilizations of the Americas, and suggests related pr
Bringing to light an ancient folk art that once signaled female status, talent, and virtue across broad areas of China, McLaren (Chinese language and literature, U. of Melbourne) investigates why wome
The village is being attacked! Suddenly, everyone runs into the castle. Castles were essential in keeping people safe during the Middle Ages. Learn how castles were built, how they changed over ti
From matchmaking to speed-dating, strawboys to gatecrashers, and jaunting carts to limousines, the face of Irish weddings has changed dramatically over the centuries. Connecting the old with the new,
This is a groundbreaking study of our culture's obsession with weddings. By examining popular films, commercials, magazines, advertising, television sitcoms and even children's toys, this book shows t
Katherine Jellison gives us a comprehensive cultural history of American weddings since World War II, examining the development of our precise and expensive standards for celebrating weddings and the
This study shows how marriage symbolism emerged from the world of texts to become a social force affecting ordinary people. It covers the whole medieval period but identifies the decades around 1200
Two 2003 colloquia are the source of the 19 selected papers: of architectural historians in Denver during April and of late antique archaeologists in Padova during May. They survey developments in Med
You make your bed in the morning. At times in the past, people really made their beds -- and at night they stuffed straw into a sack, making a bed to lie on. Nightclothes were first worn in
Fevered notes scribbled on napkins after first dates. Titillating text messages. It's-not-you-it's-me relationship-enders. In Other People’s Love Letters, Bill Shapiro has searched America’s attics, c
Describes different types of island homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living on islands are affected by the weather and the environment.
Describes different types of city homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living in cities are affected by the weather and the environment.
Describes different types of waterside homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living by the water are affected by the weather and the environment.
Describes different types of mountain homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living on mountains are affected by the weather and the environment.
