Sleeping Around: The Bed from Antiquity to Now

by Annie Carlano and Bobbie Sumberg

Book Overview

There's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. From a simple blanket laid on the ground to elaborately carved four-posters hung with sumptuous draperies, from a hammock swinging under the stars to a stifling cupboard bed built into a wall, the ways in which humans have gone about trying to get a good night's sleep are myriad. This book, illustrated with some 140 images, takes readers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295985984
• ISBN13: 9780295985985
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher