Bacchus and Civic Order: The Culture of Drink in Early Modern Germany

by B. Ann Tlusty

Book Overview

Lining the streets inside the city's gates, clustered in its center, and thinly scattered among its back quarters were Augsburg's taverns and drinking rooms. These institutions ranged from the poorly lit rooms of backstreet wine sellers to the elaborate marble halls frequented by society's most privileged members. Urban drinking rooms provided more than food, drink, and lodging for their guests. They also conferred upon their visitors a sense of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813920450
• ISBN13: 9780813920450
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher