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The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century

- Print, Sociability, and the Cultures of Collecting

About The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108487580
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 350
  • Published:
  • August 26, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x159x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 614 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 14, 2024

Description of The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century

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.

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