Book contents
- The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
- The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Accidental Readings and Diurnal Historiographies
- Chapter 2 Making Collections
- Chapter 3 The Natural History of Sociability
- Chapter 4 Sarah Sophia Banks’s ‘Magic Encyclopedia’
- Chapter 5 ‘Announcing Each Day the Performances’
- Chapter 6 Transacting Hospitality
- Chapter 7 England in 1814
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
Chapter 3 - The Natural History of Sociability
Sarah Sophia Banks and Her Ephemera Collections
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 August 2020
- The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
- The Ephemeral Eighteenth Century
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Accidental Readings and Diurnal Historiographies
- Chapter 2 Making Collections
- Chapter 3 The Natural History of Sociability
- Chapter 4 Sarah Sophia Banks’s ‘Magic Encyclopedia’
- Chapter 5 ‘Announcing Each Day the Performances’
- Chapter 6 Transacting Hospitality
- Chapter 7 England in 1814
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
Summary
Chapter 3 explores Sarah Sophia Banks’s archiving of ephemera associated with fashionable life in the broader context of the interests of other collectors of such material. It addresses the significance of No. 32 Soho Square, where Banks lived with her brother Sir Joseph Banks, as a hub of Enlightenment scientific inquiry, knowledge and social networks, and flows of documentary information.
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- The Ephemeral Eighteenth CenturyPrint, Sociability, and the Cultures of Collecting, pp. 98 - 125Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020