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Christine Gowing's avatar

Enjoyed this! Thank you Paul.

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Kjeld Duits's avatar

A lovely example of why the history of daily life is so fascinating!

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Jenny Mayhew's avatar

Thanks. I write about old handbooks and pocketbooks (each to each...) and have often wondered whether the authors/publishers really intended them to be carried in a pocket and if so, how big was a pocket in say, 1700?

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