As the epicenters of style and innovation; the cities of Paris and Versailles dominate studies of consumerism in seventeenth-century France; but little scholarship exists on the material culture; fashion; and consumption patterns in the provinces. Donna J. Bohananrsquo;s Fashion beyond Versailles fills this historiographical gap by examining the household inventories of French nobles and elites in the southern province of Dauphineacute;.Much more than a simple study of the decorative arts; Fashion beyond Versailles investigates the meaning of material ownership. By examining postmortem registries and archival publications; Bohanan reveals the social imperatives; local politics; and high fashion trends that spurred the consumption patterns of provincial communities.In doing so; she reveals a closer relationship between consumer behavior of Versailles and the provinces than most historians have maintained. Far-reaching in its sociological and psychological implications; Fashion beyond Versailles both makes use of and contributes to the burgeoning literature on material culture; fashion; and consumption.
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