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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Ex Libris
No
Vintage
Yes
ISBN
9780892362950

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0892362952
ISBN-13
9780892362950
eBay Product ID (ePID)
770204

Product Key Features

Book Title
Merchants and Luxury Markets : the Marchands Merciers of Eighteenth-Century Paris
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Industries / Retailing, Economic History, Europe / General
Publication Year
1996
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Author
Carolyn Sargentson
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
43.6 Oz
Item Length
11.4 in
Item Width
8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-011289
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
380.1/09/4436/09033
Synopsis
"Makers of nothing, sellers of everything" is how official records define the marchands merciers of eighteenth-century Paris. These merchants were centered around the rue St. Honoré, identified then, as now, with the luxury trades for which Paris was already internationally famous. They established trading rights in items like fans, wigs, mirrors, and even ink, all of which were supplied to markets that were fashion-driven and likely to expand rapidly. Through an examination of inventories and other records, Sargentson offers a new perspective on the history of consumption, painting a fascinating picture of the marketplace for luxury goods during the fifty years that preceded the Revolution. Her text raises important questions about the life cycle of objects and the way they were valued; the trading options of merchants who operated within narrow margins of credit and cash flow; and the relations between the different groups jostling for position and advantage., "Makers of nothing, sellers of everything" is how official records define the marchands merciers of eighteenth-century Paris. These merchants were centered around the rue St. Honore, identified then, as now, with the luxury trades for which Paris was already internationally famous. They established trading rights in items like fans, wigs, mirrors, and even ink, all of which were supplied to markets that were fashion-driven and likely to expand rapidly. Through an examination of inventories and other records, Sargentson offers a new perspective on the history of consumption, painting a fascinating picture of the marketplace for luxury goods during the fifty years that preceded the Revolution. Her text raises important questions about the life cycle of objects and the way they were valued; the trading options of merchants who operated within narrow margins of credit and cash flow; and the relations between the different groups jostling for position and advantage., "Makers of nothing, sellers of everything" is how official records define the marchands merciers of eighteenth-century Paris. These merchants were centered around the rue St. Honore, identified then, as now, with the luxury trades for which Paris was already internationally famous. They established trading rights in items like fans, wigs, mirrors, and even ink, all of which were supplied to markets that were fashion-driven and likely to expand rapidly. Through an examination of inventories and other records, Sargentson offers a new perspective on the history of consumption, painting a fascinating picture of the marketplace for luxury goods during the fifty years that preceded the Revolution. Her text raises important questions about the life cycle of objects and the way they were valued; the trading options of merchants who operated within narrow margins of credit and cash flow; and the relations between the different groups jostling for position and advantage."
LC Classification Number
HF3560.P3S27 1996

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