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The Account Books of the Reimarus Family of Hamburg, 1728-1780 (2 vols.)
Turf and Tailors, Books and Beer
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Edited by:
Almut Spalding
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2015
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In The Account Books of the Reimarus Family of Hamburg, 1728-1780, Almut Spalding and Paul S. Spalding offer a two-volume critical edition of domestic records that open windows onto early modern Europe and the Enlightenment. They detail economic realities, social circles, cultural and educational pursuits, leisure activities, religious communities, and institutions in the life of a great city and a distinguished family. Volume one consists of the transcription, with an introduction and illustrations. Volume two is an extensive index.
Hermann Samuel Reimarus and his daughter Margareta Elisabeth (Elise) Reimarus carefully maintained these records over fifty years. The former was a notable classicist, biblical scholar, animal behaviorist, and freethinker; the latter, leader of a literary salon, educator, translator, and author.
Hermann Samuel Reimarus and his daughter Margareta Elisabeth (Elise) Reimarus carefully maintained these records over fifty years. The former was a notable classicist, biblical scholar, animal behaviorist, and freethinker; the latter, leader of a literary salon, educator, translator, and author.
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Almut Spalding, Ph.D. (2001, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), is Professor of Modern Languages at Illinois College. She has published Elise Reimarus (1735-1805): The Muse of Hamburg (Königshausen & Neumann, 2005) and many articles on the Reimarus family and Hamburg.
Paul S. Spalding, Ph.D. (1981, University of Iowa), is Professor of Religion at Illinois College. He has published Seize the Book, Jail the Author (Purdue UP, 1998), Lafayette: Prisoner of State (University of South Carolina Press, 2010), and related articles.
Paul S. Spalding, Ph.D. (1981, University of Iowa), is Professor of Religion at Illinois College. He has published Seize the Book, Jail the Author (Purdue UP, 1998), Lafayette: Prisoner of State (University of South Carolina Press, 2010), and related articles.
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
September 1, 2015
eBook ISBN:
9789004300798
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
1358
Illustrations:
100
Coloured Illustrations:
30
Line drawings:
2
Coloured Line drawings:
2
eBook ISBN:
9789004300798
Keywords for this book
kinship; Europe; Germany; Denmark; history; consumption; trade; business; Enlightenment; fashion; food; philanthropy; cities; leisure; urban; primary source; primary sources; eighteenth century; eighteenth; 18th; domestic; early modern; modern; economic; social; cultural; educational; religious; communities; community; institution; institutions; distinguished; transcription; Hermann; Samuel; Margareta; religion; Elisabeth; Elise; classicist; biblical; scholar; animal; behaviorist; freethinker; literary; salon; translator; author; educator
Audience(s) for this book
Academic libraries, specialists, upper-level students, and all interested in primary sources for urban life, Europe, trade and consumption, and religious and intellectual life in the eighteenth century.
