Coffee and Coffeehouses - Ralph S. Hattox
Title:
Coffee and Coffeehouses
Author:
Ralph S. Hattox
ISBN:
9780295962313
Pages:
192
Description:
Drawing on the accounts of early European travelers, original Arabic sources on jurisprudence and etiquette, and treatises on coffee from the period, the author recounts the colorful early history of the spread of coffee and the influence of coffeehouses in the medieval Near East. Detailed descriptions of the design, atmosphere, management, and patrons of early coffeehouses make fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of coffee and the unique institution of the coffeehouse in urban Muslim society
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