material culture

Picture dictionary of life in a pioneer community.

Text and illustrations explore the secrets behind the origins of ordinary things, grouped in the categories of house and home, manners and customs, food and drink, fashion and beauty, design for living, moving about, lliving together, the written and spoken word, leisure and sport, sickness and health, and words and phrases.

Presents brief historical information and instructions for craft projects representative of the people of Kenya, Benin, South Africa, and Congo.

Describes the general stores of the past, how they were stocked, the roles of storekeepers in communities, and what has happened to general stores in the twentieth century.

A photo-journey through the homes and lives of 30 families, revealing culture and economic levels around the world.

Traces the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which followed, through a description of common objects, tools, clothes, dwellings, food, and day-to-day activities of the people in both the cities and in the country.