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Hello Everyone,
There is also a historical study Privacy in Colonial New England by David
Flaherty which deals with colonial conceptions of provacy and the use of
outdoor space.
Christa
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007, Edward W Tennant wrote:
> I think A. Rapoport (House Form and Culture, 1969, Prentice Hall) had
> something about the separation of public and private through time.
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> Also, Robert Vickery's Anthrophysical Form: Two Families and Their
> Neighborhood Environments (1972, University Press of Virginia) talks about
> the line between public and private (maybe with something about semi-private
> as well).
>
> I hope that's helpful, and an accurate portrayal of the works, I haven't
> read them very recently.
>
> -Ed
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron May
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 1:46 PM
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> Subject: Concept of Space and Privacy
>
> Some years ago, I read a book about the development of the concept of the
> use of space and privacy between the 16th and 18th century. I seem to recall
> the
> earliest common space correlated to taverns and only the aristocracy used
> private sleeping rooms. Does anyone have source materials for this concept
> and
> how it might translate into layout of towns and internal building use in
> America?
>
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
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