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Indlæser... British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweepingaf Benita Cullingford
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Very detailed look into hundreds of years of British history ( ) British Chimney Sweeps is an illustrated history of chimneys, chimney sweeping, chimney sweeps and chimney sweeping technology from medieval times to the late 20th century. It focuses especially on the 'climbing boys' who are, for many, the quintessential 'chimney sweep', but also has excellent coverage of adult journeyman sweeps and master sweeps. It's especially strong on anecdotes of 19th century sweeps' lives, many drawn from rare memoirs, as well as from court and parliamentary records detailing the terrible lives of climbing boys unfortunate enough to have bad masters. I'd have liked more detail and illustrations of the design of historical chimneys, to better picture the experience of climbing boys, but otherwise this is the last word on its subject. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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. No library descriptions found. |
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