British Chimney Sweeps

Name: British Chimney Sweeps
Brand: New Amsterdam Books
SKU: 9781566633451
Price: 17.74 EUR
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Autor: Benita Cullingford

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Väzba: Brožovaná

Vydavateľ: New Amsterdam Books

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Our picture of a chimney sweep is often Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. This meticulously researched...

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Autor

Benita Cullingford

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydalo

2001

Stránok

260

EAN

9781566633451

ISBN

1566633451

Enbook ID

02081716

Vydavateľ

New Amsterdam Books

Hmotnosť

404

Rozmery

153 x 229 x 20

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Our picture of a chimney sweep is often Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. This meticulously researched examination shows a different side to this hazardous trade. The art and science of chimney sweeping are examined in detail for the first time in this lively and fascinating book. From the development of chimneys in the twelfth century, replacing the open cooking fire in a smoke-filled room with a plain hole in the roof, to the patenting of mechanical devices in the late nineteenth century that came to the rescue of many a poor climbing boy, all is revealed. The personalities who dominated the profession, which surprisingly included several women sweeps, are portrayed, along with many illustrations of the tools of the trade. Sweeping techniques, the impact of social reform and the place of the sweep in literature are explored in this absorbing work. With 75 black-and-white illustrations.

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