Description
Book SynopsisThere's more than one way to make a bed, and humans throughout history have devised every sort they could imagine. This book, illustrated with 140 images, takes readers on a tour of beds and sleeping customs around the world. It offers a look at the history of beds and - under the impetus of both functional needs and aesthetic tastes.
Trade Review"As the authors remind us, most of us are both born in and die in bed. Some of our most pleasurable and most painful moments are experienced in bed. Beds are undoubtedly worthy of our interest, and Sleeping Around makes for a well-illustrated and engaging introduction to the subject."
* Museum Anthropology *
Table of ContentsForeword / Joyce Ice
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction / Annie Carlano
1. Sleeping Low / Bobbie Sumberg
2. Sleeping High / Annie Carlano
3. Sleeping in the Closet / Annie Carlano
4. Sleeping on the Move / Bobbie Sumberg
5. Sleeping on the Road / Bobbie Sumberg
6. Sleeping in the Modern World / Annie Carlano
7. Sleeping Small / Bobbie Sumberg
8. Sleeping Forever . . . and Ever / Bobbie Sumberg
Photography Credits
Index
