Project Gutenberg 2024-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 280 Walford, Cornelius 1827 1885 15020036 Fairs, past and present : $b A chapter in the history of commerce $aLondon :$bElliot Stock, $c1883. [Antiquary's library] deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Fairs, Past and Present: A Chapter in the History of Commerce" by Cornelius Walford is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins, development, and significance of fairs as institutions that combine elements of commerce and social gatherings throughout history, particularly in Europe. It delves into the origins of fairs in relation to religious observances and their evolution into vital commercial hubs, with particular emphasis on notable fairs such as Sturbridge Fair. The opening of the work presents an engaging preface in which Walford explains the motivations behind writing this account, noting the general lack of scholarly attention on the topic of fairs despite their importance in commerce and society. He reflects on the dual nature of fairs as places of trade and community interaction, emphasizing that they originated from religious gatherings but transformed into commercial events that were crucial for economic transactions. The text sets the stage for a detailed examination of various historical fairs, illustrating their roles across different cultures and epochs, while hinting at the scholarly journey that informed the writing of this book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/fairspastpresent00walf 20210705053300walford 1883 GB Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fairs HF Text Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Religious Category: Economics 611049 2025-09-29T06:47:36.442687 text/html 572297 2024-05-09T16:48:02 text/html 1100946 2025-09-29T06:47:46.112659 application/epub+zip 1098218 2025-09-29T06:47:38.452700 application/epub+zip 341878 2025-09-29T06:47:37.387700 application/epub+zip 1317590 2025-09-29T06:47:51.523691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1159301 2025-09-29T06:47:45.160654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506502 2025-09-29T06:47:34.958714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486587 2024-05-09T16:48:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16331 2025-09-29T06:47:51.678606 application/rdf+xml 13515 2025-09-29T06:47:37.670684 image/jpeg 2203 2025-09-29T06:47:37.526687 image/jpeg 998456 2025-09-29T06:47:36.540761 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia