A taste for luxury in early modern Europe : display, acquisition and boundaries / edited by Johanna...
A taste for luxury in early modern Europe : display, acquisition and boundaries / edited by Johanna...
A taste for luxury in early modern Europe : display, acquisition and boundaries / edited by Johanna Ilmakunnas and Jon Stobart.
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Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/4500
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Display, Acquisition and Boundaries of Luxury and Taste / Johanna Ilmakunnas (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Jon Stobart (University of Northampton, UK) -- Part I: Displaying Taste and Luxury -- 1. The Fabric of a Corporate Society : Sumptuary Laws, Social Order and Propriety in Early Modern T...
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Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"Jon Stobart and Johanna Ilmakunnas bring together a range of scholars from across mainland Europe and the UK to examine luxury and taste in early modern Europe. In the 18th century, debates raged about the economic, social and moral impacts of luxury, whilst taste was viewed as a refining influence and a marker of rank and status. This book takes...
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A taste for luxury in early modern Europe : display, acquisition and boundaries / edited by Johanna Ilmakunnas and Jon Stobart.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/4500
Record Identifier
74VKVENx6ZqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVENx6ZqO
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ISBN
9781474258234 (hardcover)
1474258239 (hardcover)
DDC
940.2
MMS ID
991024132615502626
