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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- 1. Introduction 1
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Part I. Meanings Of Material London
- Introduction 17
- 2. London's Dominion: The Metropolis, The Market Economy, And The State 20
- 3. Material London In Time And Space 55
- 4. Poetaster, The Author, And The Perils Of Cultural Production 75
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Part II. Consumer Culture : Domesticating Foreign Fashion
- Introduction 93
- 5. England's Provinces: Did They Serve Or Drive Material London? 97
- 6. Fantastical Colors In Foggy London: The New Fashion Potential Of The .Latesixteenth Century 109
- 7. "Rugges Oflondon And The Diuell's Band": Irish Mantles And Yellow Starch As Hybrid London Fashion 128
- 8. Women, Foreigners, And The Regulation Ofurban Space In Westwardho 150
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Part III. Subjects Of The City
- Introduction 171
- 9. Material Londoners? 174
- 10. Purgation as the Allure of Mastery: Early Modern Medicine And The Technology Ofthe Self 193
- II. London's Vagrant Economy: Making Space For "Low" Subjectivity 206
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Part IV. Diversions And Display
- Introduction 229
- 12. Inside/Out Women, Domesticity, and the Pleasures of the City 232
- 13. The Authority oft he Globe and the Fortune 251
- 14. Building, Buying, and Collecting in London, 1600-1625 268
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Part V. Building the City
- Introduction 293
- 15. The Topography and Buildings of London, ca. 1600 296
- 16. John Day and the Bookshop That Never Was 322
- 17. Boundary·Disputes in Early Modern London 345
- Contributors 377
- Acknowledgments 381
- Index 383
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- 1. Introduction 1
-
Part I. Meanings Of Material London
- Introduction 17
- 2. London's Dominion: The Metropolis, The Market Economy, And The State 20
- 3. Material London In Time And Space 55
- 4. Poetaster, The Author, And The Perils Of Cultural Production 75
-
Part II. Consumer Culture : Domesticating Foreign Fashion
- Introduction 93
- 5. England's Provinces: Did They Serve Or Drive Material London? 97
- 6. Fantastical Colors In Foggy London: The New Fashion Potential Of The .Latesixteenth Century 109
- 7. "Rugges Oflondon And The Diuell's Band": Irish Mantles And Yellow Starch As Hybrid London Fashion 128
- 8. Women, Foreigners, And The Regulation Ofurban Space In Westwardho 150
-
Part III. Subjects Of The City
- Introduction 171
- 9. Material Londoners? 174
- 10. Purgation as the Allure of Mastery: Early Modern Medicine And The Technology Ofthe Self 193
- II. London's Vagrant Economy: Making Space For "Low" Subjectivity 206
-
Part IV. Diversions And Display
- Introduction 229
- 12. Inside/Out Women, Domesticity, and the Pleasures of the City 232
- 13. The Authority oft he Globe and the Fortune 251
- 14. Building, Buying, and Collecting in London, 1600-1625 268
-
Part V. Building the City
- Introduction 293
- 15. The Topography and Buildings of London, ca. 1600 296
- 16. John Day and the Bookshop That Never Was 322
- 17. Boundary·Disputes in Early Modern London 345
- Contributors 377
- Acknowledgments 381
- Index 383