LIZA PICARD - Elizabeth's London. Everyday Life in Elizabethan London

London England, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0297607294 Harback Hardback. First Edition. Elizabeth's London. Contents: List of Illustrations. preface. Prologue. Part One: The Place - The River. The Main Streets, Water Supply and Sewerage. The Buildings. Interiors and Furniture. Gardens and Open Spaces. Part Two: The People - Health, Illness and Medicine. Foreigners. Clothes and Beauty. Food and Drink. Sex, Marriage, Family Life and Death. Education. Amusements. Network and Boxes. Crime, Punishment and the Law. The Poor. Religion, Superstition, Witchcraft and Magic. Epilogue. Appendix I - Words and Pronunciation. Appendix II - Currency, Wages and prices. Appendix III - An Elizabethan Invoice. Notes. Index. Illustrated. 342 pp.