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Butcher, baker, candlestick maker : surviving the Great Fire of London / Hazel Forsyth.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) DA681 .F67 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forsyth, Hazel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Fire, London, England, 1666.
- London (England)--Social conditions--17th century.
- London (England).
- Social conditions.
- England--London.
- Physical Description:
- 237 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.
- Summary:
- Hazel Forsyth delves in to never-before-studied primary sources to shed light on the dramatic aftermath of the disaster and reveal the very personal stories of the people who pieced their lives together in its wake. By documenting the tradesmen, from apothecaries and chandlers to shoemakers and watchmakers, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker tells a story of loss and resilience and illuminates how the city we know today rose from the ashes. Illustrated with exquisite fabrics, candle snuffers and other fascinating images associated with the trades of the time, we are treated to a visual feast, an evocative reminder of life before and after the Great Fire.
- Contents:
- The lamentable fire
- Salvaged or lost
- Escape & evacuation
- Sheds, booths & tents : a makeshift city
- Keeping watch
- Shopping emporiums
- Troubled times
- Apothecary
- Baker
- Brick-maker & tile-maker
- Cooper
- Cordwainer
- Draper & clothworker
- Engraver
- Founder
- Gardener
- Goldsmith
- Grocer
- Haberdasher
- Ironmonger
- Joiner
- Leatherseller
- Looking-glass maker
- Mercer & silkman
- Needlemaker
- Overseas merchant
- Painter
- Pewterer
- Plumber & pipe-borer
- Spectacle-maker
- Stationer
- Tallow chandler
- Tobacconist
- Trunkmaker
- Turner
- Upholsterer
- Virginal-maker
- Watchmaker.
- Notes:
- Published in association with the Museum of London.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781784537487
- 1784537489
- OCLC:
- 958126596
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