We think of the house as home and place, but enchanted images of the past are evoked not so much by the entire building, which can only be seen, as b… - Yi-Fu Tuan

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We think of the house as home and place, but enchanted images of the past are evoked not so much by the entire building, which can only be seen, as by its components and furnishings, which can be touched and smelled as well: the attic and the cellar, the fireplace and the bay window, the hidden corners, a stool, a gilded mirror, a chipped shelf.