At day's close : night in times past / A. Roger Ekirch.
TITLE:
At day's close : night in times past / A. Roger Ekirch.
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
New York : Norton,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
xxxii, 447 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Crime, fire, and witches; navigating fields by starlight; work parties to spin wool and tales; masked balls and night-cellars; midnight liaisons and bundling; the rhythms of sleep and dreams - all these and more are interwoven in this study. Panoramic in scope, At Day's Close is fashioned on an intimate scale, enriched by personal stories and twenty years of research.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780393329018
