This major illustrated study investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. It discusses the origins and evolution of useful ob

This study focuses on the various customs and behaviour surrounding the objects which belonged to the majority of the Irish population. Where some were too impo

Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-s

This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.