Living in the city : elites and their residences, 1500-1900 / edited by John Dunne & Paul Janssens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunne, John.

Janssens, Paul, 1943-

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in European urban history (1100-1800) ; 13.

Studies in European urban history (1100-1800) ; 13

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences)--Dwellings--Europe--History.

Elite (Social sciences).

Cities and towns--Europe.

Cities and towns.

City and town life--Europe--History.

City and town life.

Dwellings.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout : Brepols, 2007.

Summary:

The country house, chateau or rural palazzo set in extensive grounds may have been the ultimate badge of social pre-eminence but invariably their owners spent much of the year in the city. To this extent urban living was common to all elites worthy of the name, whatever their origin or source of wealth or power. Needless to say, though, how different elite groups experienced town life varied greatly. Focussing on the most basic aspect of urban living, this collection is concerned with the study of the places and types of residence of urban elites.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9782503520261

250352026X

OCLC:

144223661