Living like a Tudor : woodsmoke & sage : a sensory journey through Tudor England /
Much has been written about the lives of the Tudors, but it is sometimes difficult to really grasp how they experienced the world. Using the five senses, Amy Licence presents a new perspective on the material culture of the past, exploring the Tudors' relationship with the fabric of their exist...
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New York :
Pegasus Books,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- part I. Sight: Pen and brush ; Cloth and thread ; Brick and field ; Crowd and ritual ; Communication
- part II. Smell: Ubiquitous scents ; Pipe smoke ; Foul bodies ; Clean clothes ; Perfume ; Waste disposal ; Death and decay
- part III. Sound: Music ; Measuring and warning ; Proclaiming news ; Gossip and sedition ; Domestic sounds
- part IV. Taste: Dining habits ; On the menu ; Specific foods ; Drink ; Taste buds ; Sweets ; Eating out ; Supply ; Dangerous foods
- part V. Touch: The humours in the balance ; Plague and sweat ; Pain and suffering ; Sex, pregnancy and birth ; Violence ; Imprisonment ; Poverty ; Weather ; The farmer's cycle ; Sport and games
- Epilogue.