Ephemeral eighteenth century, the: print, sociability, and the cultures of collecting
Auteur :
Russell, Gillian
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108720663
Date de publication :
16 oct. 2025
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book revises the view of printed ephemera as a trivial or disposable by giving a history of its role in eighteenth-century culture. It explores how tickets, playbills and posters became a way of facilitating social interaction and, for collectors, a means of preserving the evanescence of daily life.