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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heal, Felicity
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1990, 1990
Series:Oxford studies in social history / Oxford studies in social history
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
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
Physical Description:x, 452 p. ill
ISBN:9780191678257