The Annals of America
The Annals of America
1.44 Sumptuary Regulations in New England
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1.44 Sumptuary Regulations in New England

Passed in 1651
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1651 Sumptuary Regulations in New England, Illuminated Social Norms, Essential, Interconnected.

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Noel Cox examines ‘Tudor Sumptuary Laws & Academical Dress’ in this Excellent Supplement. The Sumptuary Regulations in New England derived themselves from previous such laws & precedents, & so this piece gives much-needed historical context.

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The Annals of America
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Synopsis of "The Annals of America"; first Published in 1968 by Encyclopaedia Britannica, & edited by Charles Van Doren & Mortimer J. Adler.