Necessary Luxuries

by Matt Erlin

Book Overview

The consumer revolution of the eighteenth century brought new and exotic commodities to Europe from abroad--coffee, tea, spices, and new textiles to name a few. Yet one of the most widely distributed luxury commodities in the period was not new at all, and was produced locally: the book. In Necessary Luxuries, Matt Erlin considers books and the culture around books during this period, focusing specifically on Germany where literature, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801479401
• ISBN13: 9780801479403
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press and Cornell Universi
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher