Domestic Culture in Early Modern England by Antony Buxton - 9781783270415

Domestic Culture in Early Modern EnglandAuthor(s): Antony Buxton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783270415, 978-1783270415\nSynopsis\nA detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household\n\nThis book is a detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household, focussing on the Oxfordshire market town of Thame. Going beyond the exploration of the domestic economy and trends in living standards and consumption, it shows how close examination of the material context within which the household operated can provide evidence of its habitual activities, the relationships between its members, and the values that informed both. The book uses a familiar source, the probate inventory, supplemented by other contemporary written and pictorial evidence, to reveal how activities in the household were directly related to the agricultural, mercantile, and socialenvironment..