Politeness in eighteenth-century Sheffield : practices, accoutrements and spaces for sociability

For centuries, Sheffield and its surrounding hinterland of Hallamshire have been acknowledged as a distinct country famous for the manufacture of metal goods. In the eighteenth century, the discovery of new materials and technologies such as silver-plating, coincided with the rise of consumerism to...

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Main Author: Banham, Julie
Other Authors: Shoemaker, R. B. ; Harvey, K. L.
Published: University of Sheffield 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557479