Description
Discover the captivating world of London's street vendors with 'Hawkers, Beggars and Quacks.' This beautifully illustrated book transports you to the vibrant streets of 17th-century London, showcasing Marcellus Laroon's stunning engravings in 'The Cryes of the City of London.' Featuring 74 detailed portraits, each page reveals the unique stories of hawkers, street sellers, and petty criminals as they peddled their wares—ranging from seafood to fresh produce—with their memorable shouts of trade. Ideal for students of history and lovers of art, this book not only reflects the hustle and bustle of life on the streets but also provides rich commentary on the attire and trades of these fascinating characters. Explore the history captured in the Burney Collection of English newspapers, giving context to the lives of those who thrived, sometimes illegally, in this bustling capital. With a printed dust jacket and published by Bodleian Library in 2021, this brand-new book is a treasure for any collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own a piece of history and witness the livelihoods of those who shaped the streets of London.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781851245512
Format: With printed dust jacket
Year: 2021
Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
Description:
'Buy my Dish of great Eeles, Any Old Iron take money for, Twelve Pence a Peck Oysters,
Buy my fat Chickens, Fair Lemons & Oranges'
Marcellus Laroon's The Cryes of the City of London drawne after the Life presents, in seventy-four striking portraits, a panorama of London's marginal men and women: street vendors, hustlers and petty criminals together with the shouts (or cries) they used to hawk their wares, as they existed at the end of the seventeenth century.
Following an illustrated introduction which sets Laroon's engravings within the tradition of the Cries, each portrait is beautifully reproduced with a commentary that illuminates the individual street-seller and their trade. The commentaries provide a wealth of detail about their dress, the equipment they used to ply their trade, the meat and drink of those they served and their own diets. This book also mines historical archives for contemporary reports about the colourful and often desperate lives of these hawkers.
Drawing on the historic material found in the Burney Collection of English newspapers, this book provides a fascinating insight into the men and women who made their livelihood, legally and illegally, on the streets of England's capital.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781851245512
Format: With printed dust jacket
Year: 2021
Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
Description:
'Buy my Dish of great Eeles, Any Old Iron take money for, Twelve Pence a Peck Oysters,
Buy my fat Chickens, Fair Lemons & Oranges'
Marcellus Laroon's The Cryes of the City of London drawne after the Life presents, in seventy-four striking portraits, a panorama of London's marginal men and women: street vendors, hustlers and petty criminals together with the shouts (or cries) they used to hawk their wares, as they existed at the end of the seventeenth century.
Following an illustrated introduction which sets Laroon's engravings within the tradition of the Cries, each portrait is beautifully reproduced with a commentary that illuminates the individual street-seller and their trade. The commentaries provide a wealth of detail about their dress, the equipment they used to ply their trade, the meat and drink of those they served and their own diets. This book also mines historical archives for contemporary reports about the colourful and often desperate lives of these hawkers.
Drawing on the historic material found in the Burney Collection of English newspapers, this book provides a fascinating insight into the men and women who made their livelihood, legally and illegally, on the streets of England's capital.