St. Martins Press-3PL | Where Queen Elizabeth Slept and What the Butler Saw: A Treasury of Historical Terms from the Sixteenth Century to the Present - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Where Queen Elizabeth Slept and What the Butler Saw: A Treasury of Historical Terms from the Sixteenth Century to the Present - Paperback

St. Martins Press-3PL Graphic Novel Traditional

Synopsis

Who was a tweenie? How did an ice house work and where would you find a crinkum-crankum wall? What was a chesterfield for, or a Claude glass, and how did a clock jack improve your dinner? The answers to these and many other questions appear in this dictionary, which is a feast of information and trivia for history buffs everywhere wanting to know more than just dates and dry facts. They want to know how people lived: what they ate, how they spoke, how they dressed, what games they played, what their homes looked like. This unique dictionary reveals the fascinating details of life, allowing the reader to travel back in time and experience a typical day in any century from the sixteenth to our own. A book to give hours of pleasure whether browsed through or used for reference-it contains a wealth of unexpected information.



Author: David Durant
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 07/15/1998
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.59w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780312195694

RECOMMENDATIONS

 
St. Martins Press-3PL | Scandalous Flirt - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Scandalous Flirt - Paperback

2024-02-04

Scandalous Flirt - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | Sol Majestic - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Sol Majestic - Paperback

2022-11-29

Sol Majestic - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | Justin Bieber: The Fever! - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Justin Bieber: The Fever! - Paperback

2022-11-29

Justin Bieber: The Fever! - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool - Paperback

2024-02-04

The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater - Paperback

2024-02-04

Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | My Sweet Angel - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

My Sweet Angel - Paperback

2024-02-04

My Sweet Angel - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | Bella and the Beast - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Bella and the Beast - Paperback

2024-02-04

Bella and the Beast - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional
 
St. Martins Press-3PL | Scandalous Flirt - Paperback | Spinwhiz Comics

Scandalous Flirt - Paperback

2024-02-04

Scandalous Flirt - Paperback

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Type: Graphic Novel
Format: Traditional