The meaning of home
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London : Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2012.
ISBN
9780711233775, 0711233772
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Published
London : Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2012.
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Book
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192 pages ; 18 cm
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English
ISBN
9780711233775, 0711233772

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"Edwin Heathcote ... is the architecture critic of the Financial Times, where versions of many of these essays first appeared in a column entitled The Symbolic Home"--P. [4] of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index.
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"We are so familiar with the features of our homes - the rooms, fixtures and myriad little decorative details - that we have forgotten how to look at them. We might explore a church, read a book or watch a film, and attempt to decode its symbols and references, but we rarely look at our homes with the same critical eye. Yet from the most ordinary apartment to the most extravagant mansion, every home is a deep well of meaning. From windows to wardrobes, fireplaces to doorknockers, Edwin Heathcote attempts to fathom the elements of our everyday domestic lives. He explores how, over time, ancient ritual elements transmute into practical features, and how some of these, charged with latent symbolic meaning, have persisted in modern dwellings despite having lost their original uses. Home will never quite look the same again"--P. [4] of cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Heathcote, E. (2012). The meaning of home (First Frances Lincoln edition.). Frances Lincoln Ltd..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Heathcote, Edwin. 2012. The Meaning of Home. Frances Lincoln Ltd.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Heathcote, Edwin. The Meaning of Home Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Heathcote, Edwin. The Meaning of Home First Frances Lincoln edition., Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2012.

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