… of directories left many clues, which help us to understand how they were effectively used by consumers. Objects > Print culture Keywords Collecting Elite Merchants Politeness Rank From the Restoration onwards, there was a close … and their moral shortcomings. Adultery, prostitution, excessive gambling, drunkenness: there is a considerable amount of prints dedicated to the dark side of aristocratic sociability. 13 A few authors proceeded to sell satirical directories by using false imprints and deceptive title pages. Inspired by the commercial success of William Smith’s Pocket Peerage , Charles Coleman …
… people to have a carriage designed solely for pleasure driving. 1 1 . William Felton, A Treatise on Carriages (London: Printed for and Sold by J. Debrett, 1794), p. 85. The purchasing and maintaining of a suitably glamorous collection of … the dust caused from the commotion of the horses and phaeton obscures the elaborate coach in the background of the print that was all part of the spectacle and performance of the carriage promenade on the Rotten Row. Therefore, the …
… and Robert S. Rait (eds.), Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660, 3 vols. (London: H.M. Stationery Office, Printed by Wyman and Sons, Ltd, 1911), II, p. 1180. Pendant la vacance du pouvoir en décembre 1688, des habitants ont mis …