UID:
almahu_9949701397702882
Format:
1 online resource (2 volumes (xvii, 1357 pages))
ISBN:
9789004300798
Series Statement:
European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2015-II, ISBN: 9789004287426.
Content:
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.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Introduction /
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Charts /
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Transcription of the Account Books /
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Bibliography /
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Notes for Using the Index /
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Index /
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Introduction and notes in English; text in German.
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Account Books of the Reimarus Family of Hamburg, 1728-1780 (2 vols.): Turf and Tailors, Books and Beer Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2015, ISBN 9789004227828
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biography.
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History.
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Sources.
