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Author: Elizabeth Archibald
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Square Peg
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.523kg
ISBN: 9780224101240
ISBN 10: 0224101242
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 21 May 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
If you're more inclined to take the advice of an ancient monk than write Dear Abby, you're in luck. Ask The Past is here to help. Open Culture
This compendium has all the qualities of a well-curated cabinet of curiosities -- Juanita Coulson, 4 stars * Lady * The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail * The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail * A wonderful compendium of received wisdom from our forebears, this endlessly fascinating book provides the answer to conundrums that still vex us today. From sleeplessness to weight loss, table manners to taming wayward eyebrows, 900 years of sage, thoughtful and downright bizarre advice is interspersed with witty commentary by the author. A must for anyone with an eye to the curious world of the past. * Tracy Borman * From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, we are promised old-school advice to make us laugh out loud and shake our heads in amazement * Bookseller *
From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, we are promised old-school advice to make us laugh out loud and shake our heads in amazement * Bookseller * A wonderful compendium of received wisdom from our forebears, this endlessly fascinating book provides the answer to conundrums that still vex us today. From sleeplessness to weight loss, table manners to taming wayward eyebrows, 900 years of sage, thoughtful and downright bizarre advice is interspersed with witty commentary by the author. A must for anyone with an eye to the curious world of the past. * Tracy Borman * The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail * The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail * This compendium has all the qualities of a well-curated cabinet of curiosities -- Juanita Coulson, 4 stars * Lady *
Author Information
Elizabeth Archibald holds a Ph.D. in History from Yale University, with research focusing on the history of education from Antiquity to the Renaissance and the History of the Book. She has published on topics including the history of Latin instruction and the history of women's book ownership. She teaches in the Humanities Department at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Ask the Past was born when Elizabeth began posting morsels of advice from medieval manuscripts and rare books to a blog. Today the blog continues to charm a global audience of book lovers and history enthusiasts.
