Hospitality in early modern England
A study of the ideal and practice of hospitality in England between the 15th and 17th centuries. Hospitality was a vital social virtue and one of the foundations of the moral economy and Christian culture. The book is an analysis of beliefs and practices at different social levels
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
1990, 1990
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Series: | Oxford studies in social history / Oxford studies in social history
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | A study of the ideal and practice of hospitality in England between the 15th and 17th centuries. Hospitality was a vital social virtue and one of the foundations of the moral economy and Christian culture. The book is an analysis of beliefs and practices at different social levels |
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Physical Description: | x, 452 p. ill |
ISBN: | 9780191678257 |