This book explores the meanings assigned to goods sold retail from 1550 to 1820 and how their labels were understood. The first half of the book focuses on mercantile language more broadly; how it was used in trade and how lexicographers approached new vocabularies. In the second half, the author turns to the goods themselves, and their relationshi
This book explores the meanings assigned to goods sold retail from 1550 to 1820 and how their labels were understood. The first half of the book focuses on mercantile language more broadly; how it was used in trade and how lexicographers approached new vocabularies. In the second half, the author turns to the goods themselves, and their relationshiHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nancy Cox is an Honorary Research Fellow and Academic Editor of the Dictionary Project at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. Previous books for Ashgate include The Complete Tradesman: A Study of Retailing, 1550-1820 and, with Karin Dannehl, Perceptions of Retailing in Early Modern England.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I The Language of Trade and Consumption Chapter 1 The Relationship between Labels and their Objects Chapter 2 Early Dictionaries and the Language of Trade and Industry Chapter 3 The Approach to Trade and Industry in Early-modern Encyclopaedias Chapter 4 Translating New Commodities Chapter 101 Interlude Two Case Studies Part II Things beyond Materiality Chapter 5 Deception and Misconception in the Production of Food and Drink Chapter 6 Choice and No Choice for the Poor Chapter 7 Small Luxuries for Ordinary People Chapter 8 Love and Marriage in the Market Chapter 102 Conclusion
Introduction Part I The Language of Trade and Consumption Chapter 1 The Relationship between Labels and their Objects Chapter 2 Early Dictionaries and the Language of Trade and Industry Chapter 3 The Approach to Trade and Industry in Early-modern Encyclopaedias Chapter 4 Translating New Commodities Chapter 101 Interlude Two Case Studies Part II Things beyond Materiality Chapter 5 Deception and Misconception in the Production of Food and Drink Chapter 6 Choice and No Choice for the Poor Chapter 7 Small Luxuries for Ordinary People Chapter 8 Love and Marriage in the Market Chapter 102 Conclusion
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