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… and the Common Crier’s office and started taking place in key centres of sociability – the coffeehouses. 4 In England and Ireland, this was a transgression of sorts, as public sales of goods were often controlled by a monopoly. In … (London, 1689), folio 1. 6 . Lawrence E. Klein, 'Coffeehouse Civility, 1660-1714: An Aspect of Post-Courtly Culture in England', Huntington Library Quarterly (vol. 59, n° 1, 1996), p. 31–51. Connections across the social divide The auction … rostrum, all contribute to diversify the entertainment’. 11 11 . Jean André Rouquet, The Present State of the Arts in England. By M. Rouquet (London: J. Nourse, 1755), p. 121-126. The entertainment factor was essential to auctions’ …
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