| The Account Books of the Reimarus Family of Hamburg, 1728-1780 (2 Vols.): Turf and Tailors, Books and Beer Contributor(s): Spalding (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004227822 ISBN-13: 9789004227828 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $460.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Social History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Physical Information: 3.1" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (5.30 lbs) 1384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
