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The Tudor housewife / Alison Sim.
Van Pelt Library HQ1149.G7 S553 1996
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LIBRA HQ1149.G7 S553 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sim, Alison, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Housewives--England--Social conditions.
- Housewives.
- Women--England--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Social conditions.
- England.
- England--Social conditions--16th century.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 151 pages of plates, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Phoenix Mill, U.K. : Sutton Pub. ; Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- Beginning with a general introduction that outlines the structure of Tudor society, The Tudor Housewife includes information on religion and marriage, highlighting various religious ceremonies and observances and the arrangement and celebration of marriages; childbirth and raising children, exploring attitudes to childbirth, education, and the religious and moral training of children; household duties, such as washing, cleaning, and preparing food and drink; home remedies, focusing on the medicines available to and the medical knowledge of the housewife; and the role women played in business.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-145) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0750911433
- 077351516X
- OCLC:
- 36841309
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