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The Beau monde : fashionable society in Georgian London /
Caricatured for extravagance, vanity, glamorous celebrity and, all too often, embroiled in scandal and gossip, 18th-century London's fashionable society had a well-deserved reputation for frivolity. But to be fashionable in 1700s London meant more than simply being well dressed. Fashion denoted...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Caricatured for extravagance, vanity, glamorous celebrity and, all too often, embroiled in scandal and gossip, 18th-century London's fashionable society had a well-deserved reputation for frivolity. But to be fashionable in 1700s London meant more than simply being well dressed. Fashion denoted membership of a new type of society - the beau monde, a world where status was no longer determined by coronets and countryseats alone but by the more nebulous qualification of metropolitan 'fashion'. Conspicuous consumption and display were crucial; the right address, the right dinner guests, the right possessions, the right jewels, the right seat at the opera. The author leads us on a tour of this exciting new world, from court and parliament to London's parks, pleasure grounds, and private homes.--publisher's description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 346 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191664007 0191664006 9780199659005 0199659001 1299781667 9781299781665 |