Iconographical approaches to the early modern public house

Kümin, Beat A. (2009) Iconographical approaches to the early modern public house. Food and History, Vol.7 (No.2). pp. 29-42. ISSN 1780-3187

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1484/J.FOOD.1.100649

Abstract

This essay surveys the pictorial evidence relating to inns, taverns and beerhouses in German-speaking Europe between c. 1400 and 1800. Following remarks on the potential and methodical difficulties of visual sources for historical analysis, the material is tentatively categorized into generic and symbolic representations. Among the former, subdivisions include images produced for identification, orientation, promotion and description; among the latter, those with moral, political and religious connotations. The overview suggests that the complexity of the pictorial record reflects the dynamic versatility of early modern public houses and the highly ambivalent way in which they were perceived at the time.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HM Sociology N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Europe, German-speaking -- History, Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Pictorial works, Bars (Drinking establishments) -- In art, Taverns (Inns) -- Europe, German-speaking -- History, Taverns (Inns) -- In art, Taverns (Inns) -- Pictorial works
Journal or Publication Title:	Food and History
Publisher:	Brepols Publishers
ISSN:	1780-3187
Date:	February 2009
Volume:	Vol.7
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 29-42
Identification Number:	doi:10.1484/J.FOOD.1.100649
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Version or Related Resource:	This paper originally presented at the workshop: Public eating, public drinking: places of consumption from early modern to postmodern times, Washington D.C., 23-24 May 2008.

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