1st Edition

Public Drinking in the Early Modern World Vol 2 Voices from the Tavern, 1500–1800

    568 Pages
    by Routledge

    This four-volume reset edition presents a wide-ranging collection of primary sources which uncover the language and behaviour of local and state authorities, of peasants and town-dwellers, and of drinking companions and irate wives.

    VOLUME 2 Holy Roman Empire I Preface Notes on contributors 1 Introduction Part 1: Nominative Sources 2 Imperial and Territorial Authorities Legal Regulations at Imperial Level, Taxation Surveys and Registers of Public Houses The Swiss Canton of Zurich, Bern, Theory 3 Ecclesiastical Authorities 4 Local Authorities, Local Taxes and Dues, Sales and Leases of Public Houses Part 2: Reflections 5 Travel Literature 6 Diaries and Autobiographies 7 Comedy, Drama and Novels 8 Moral and Medical Literature 9 Other Genres Chronicles Editorial Notes

    Biography

    Thomas E Brennan, B. Ann Tlusty, Beat Kumin, David Hancock, Michelle McDonald