{"product_id":"0670454109","title":"MANSIONS IN MINIATURE: FOUR CENTURIES OF DOLLS' HOUSES.","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe first dolls' house or baby house known to have existed was commissioned by Albrecht V, Duke of Bavaria, in 1557. It is unlikely that it was intended for his children, for the records tell us that it was an elaborate model, reflecting in rich detail the life in a princely house. Unfortunately it has not survived, but dozens of magnificent examples still exist and are included in this book. Seventeeth-century baby houses from Nuremberg, Strasbourg and Basle provide an excellent record of life in a middle-class household during that period. They preserve in miniature many things that in full scale have come down to us only in isolated instances or are known only from written records. This book includes many of those contemporary descriptions. The Nuremberg baby houses had proper facades; in Holland, on the other hand, the lavishly appointed baby houses of the well-to-do were built into cabinets -- real showpieces, as were the English baby houses from the first half of the eighteenth century. As tastes changed during the latter half of the century, baby houses became dolls' houses, playthings for children. This was probably also the point where the development of separate rooms -- kitchens and shops -- began. As a result, dolls' houses lost some of their social-historical significance, even while their numbers increased. They still served, however, as lessons in house-keeping for young girls. For the modern reader, and especially for anyone who collects antique dolls' houses, this book is a progression from house to house and room to room to see objects that surrounded the people of yesteryear, everything that ladies, gentlemen and children required to 'live according to their station.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafts, Hobbies \u0026amp; Home\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafts \u0026amp; Hobbies\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToys \u0026amp; Models\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMiniatures\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wilckens, Leonie von.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Viking Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780670454105\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Viking Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49279068766398,"sku":"0670454109-4","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91N1YbQDviL.jpg?v=1791942543","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0670454109","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}