Greek House Life In Antiquity A Snapshot Of Domestic Space
Readable fragments describe Greek and Greco Turkish homes with central braziers for heat, separate Adrenitis and Gyneconitis spaces, and night lamps in bedchambers kept for devotion or custom. Notable anecdotes touch Pausanias and care over women, seating, and furnishings, contrasting with Roman and Byzantine practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Bone
Crete
Vitruvius
Pausanias
Platea
Helespont
Cleonice
Pausanius
Plutarch
Pyrrhus
Neoptolemus
Cadmia
Phenaretes
Samon
Appalodorus
Dion
Dacier
Timagoras
Artaxerxes
Persia
Hesychius
The Greek Embroidery and Female Labor in Antiquity
The text surveys Greek domestic life focusing on embroidery as a central female occupation. It contrasts modern Greek practices with ancient portrayals by Terence, Virgil, and Homer, noting the table tentor heat device, women weaving at home, slave involvement, and the high skill in embroidery from Crete. It cites Penelope’s embroidered mantle and the social role of virtuous Greek women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proxagoras
Terence
Anprtra
Andros
Et x Gligé
Menanper
Greece
Antiphila
Bryfeis
Clytemnestra
Homer
Antoninus
Penelope
Average Corn Prices in Winchester 1772
Market report records average corn prices over June 15 to June 20, 1772. Prices shown for the standard Winchester bushel of eight gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
King’s Patent Shining Liquid Blacking Cakes Ad
CAKES for Making Shining Liquid Blacking for Shoes and Boots. Just add water to produce a glossy liquid that keeps leather soft and pliable, with no odor. Sold by W. Bayley and retailers in London at sixpence per cake, each yielding a pint of liquid blacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bayley
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
A. Rothwell
Civet Cat
New Bond Street
J. Grosvenor
Angel and Crown
Holborn
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Church- Yard
Leadenhall Street
Price
Essential SALT of LEMONS advertised as万能 cleaner and flavoring
An 18th century advertisement touts a lemon extract called the true Essential SALT of LEMONS as both a versatile cleaner and flavoring. It promises punch flavor, long shelf life, and stains removal for lace and fabrics, claiming superiority over fresh fruit and listing multiple London retailers and a price of one shilling per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bayey
Cockpar Street
Haymarket
London
J. Price
Leadenhall Street
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
J. Grosvenor
Turn Stile
Holborn
A. Rothwell
New Bond Street
the Box
Balsamic Tincture for the Scurvy Adverts Cure Claim
A testimonial letter dated March 25 1772 claims the Balsamic Tincture cured inveterate scurvy after six or seven bottles. It invites public proof at 64 Coleman Street and notes wholesale and retail availability by F. Newbery at St Paul’s Churchyard and at No 3 Little Chapel Street Soho. Prices are listed as 38 6d per bottle with gratis symptoms account offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perton
Coleman-street
J. F
F. Newsery
St. Paul's Church-Yard
Doctor's House
Little Chapel-Street
Wardour Street
Soho
Cure by Velno Vegetable Syrup Praised in 1772 Letter
A 1772 testimonial from S Ward Senior reports remarkable cure of a twelve year virulent scurvy via Velno Veget able Syrup. The letter, sent to Dr Burrows, urges publication for public benefit. Bottles sold in London outlets with a 6d label signed Burrows Fletcher Hopson to deter imitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velno
S. Ward
Cure for inveterate scurvy by John Norton Drops
A London patient ANN JOYCE Hackney thanks Surgeon John Norton for his Drops which cured a twenty year scurvy and severe leg inflammation after failing with other doctors and hospitals. The notice urges skeptics to consult Norton at Golden Square and lists shops selling the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Norton
Golden-square
London
St. Anthony’s
Ann Joyce
Claude Croquee
John Webb
Noston
Golden Square
Piccadilly
John Noron
N. B
John Norton
Maredane
Marchant
Norton
Acelphi
Strand
Deerine
Newport Street
Long Acre
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Middlesex Journad
Middlesex
Surry
Hertford
Bedford
Cambridge
Huntingdon
Northampton
Rutland
Leicester
Nottingham
Deroy
Stafford
Salop
Hereford
Worcester
Warwick
Gloucester
Wiltshire
Berks
Oxford
Bucks
Coast
Essex
Suffolk
Norfolk
Lincoln
Ais
York
Durham
Northumberland
Cumberland
Westmorland
Lancashire
Cheshire
Monmouth
Somerset
Devon
Cornwall
Dorset
Hampshire
Dr. Rysseeg
Dr Burrowss
Pound-Lane
Clapton
St. John’s
Hackney
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