The Bedroom: An Intimate History

by Michelle Perrot

Book Overview

An erudite and highly enjoyable exploration of the most intriguing of personal spaces, from Greek and Roman antiquity through today

The winner of France's prestigious Prix Femina Essai (2009), this imaginative and captivating book explores the many dimensions of the room in which we spend so much of our lives--the bedroom. Eminent cultural historian Michelle Perrot traces the evolution of the bedroom from the time of the ancient Greeks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300167091
• ISBN13: 9780300167092
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"