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    Butcher, baker, candlestick maker : surviving the Great Fire of London / Hazel Forsyth.

    By: Forsyth, Hazel [author.]Contributor(s): Museum of LondonMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : I.B. Tauris, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 237 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781784537487; 1784537489Subject(s): Great Fire (London, England : 1666) | Great Fire, London, England, 1666 | London (England) -- Social conditions -- 17th century | Social conditions | England -- London | HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century | HISTORY / Social History | 1600-1699DDC classification: 942.1206/6 LOC classification: DA681 | .F67 2016
    Contents:
    The lamentable fire -- Salvaged or lost -- Escape & evacuation -- Sheds, booths & tents : a makeshift city -- Keeping watch -- Shopping emporiums -- Troubled times -- Apothecary -- Baker -- Brick-maker & tile-maker -- Cooper -- Cordwainer -- Draper & clothworker -- Engraver -- Founder -- Gardener -- Goldsmith -- Grocer -- Haberdasher -- Ironmonger -- Joiner -- Leatherseller -- Looking-glass maker -- Mercer & silkman -- Needlemaker -- Overseas merchant -- Painter -- Pewterer -- Plumber & pipe-borer -- Spectacle-maker -- Stationer -- Tallow chandler -- Tobacconist -- Trunkmaker -- Turner -- Upholsterer -- Virginal-maker -- Watchmaker.
    Summary: Hazel Forsyth delves in to never-before-studied primary sources to shed light on the dramatic aftermath of the disaster and reveal the very personal stories of the people who pieced their lives together in its wake. By documenting the tradesmen, from apothecaries and chandlers to shoemakers and watchmakers, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker tells a story of loss and resilience and illuminates how the city we know today rose from the ashes. Illustrated with exquisite fabrics, candle snuffers and other fascinating images associated with the trades of the time, we are treated to a visual feast, an evocative reminder of life before and after the Great Fire.
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    Published in association with the Museum of London.

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index.

    The lamentable fire -- Salvaged or lost -- Escape & evacuation -- Sheds, booths & tents : a makeshift city -- Keeping watch -- Shopping emporiums -- Troubled times -- Apothecary -- Baker -- Brick-maker & tile-maker -- Cooper -- Cordwainer -- Draper & clothworker -- Engraver -- Founder -- Gardener -- Goldsmith -- Grocer -- Haberdasher -- Ironmonger -- Joiner -- Leatherseller -- Looking-glass maker -- Mercer & silkman -- Needlemaker -- Overseas merchant -- Painter -- Pewterer -- Plumber & pipe-borer -- Spectacle-maker -- Stationer -- Tallow chandler -- Tobacconist -- Trunkmaker -- Turner -- Upholsterer -- Virginal-maker -- Watchmaker.

    Hazel Forsyth delves in to never-before-studied primary sources to shed light on the dramatic aftermath of the disaster and reveal the very personal stories of the people who pieced their lives together in its wake. By documenting the tradesmen, from apothecaries and chandlers to shoemakers and watchmakers, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker tells a story of loss and resilience and illuminates how the city we know today rose from the ashes. Illustrated with exquisite fabrics, candle snuffers and other fascinating images associated with the trades of the time, we are treated to a visual feast, an evocative reminder of life before and after the Great Fire.

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