Project Gutenberg 2013-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 267 Endell, Fritz August Gottfried 1873 1955 Endel, Fritz 16024700 Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality Illustrated by the author. Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Old Tavern Signs: An Excursion in the History of Hospitality" by Fritz Endell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the thematic and cultural significance of tavern signs throughout history, delving into their connection to hospitality as well as broader social customs. Endell's investigation traces the rich symbolism behind the signs, revealing how they reflect the values and practices of earlier generations. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of hospitality, linking it to the earliest human experiences, citing the biblical story of Adam and Eve as they enter an inhospitable world. Endell discusses how signs have historically embodied meanings of hospitality and comfort, serving as both invitations and symbols of welcome for travelers in ancient and medieval societies. He cites various examples from literature and visual art that depict these themes and emphasizes a cultural tradition where offering shelter to strangers was considered a divine duty, laying the foundation for the exploration of tavern signs in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41869/41869-h/images/cover.jpg en Inn signs Taverns (Inns) GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 410490 2025-01-17T04:07:45.032455 2023-09-18T08:49:25.188957 text/html text/html 409911 2013-01-18T15:24:26 text/html 2908597 2013-01-18T15:30:31 text/html application/zip 3002821 2025-01-17T04:07:47.770411 application/epub+zip 3006577 2025-01-17T04:07:46.921361 application/epub+zip 225877 2025-01-17T04:07:46.060381 application/epub+zip 3127782 2024-12-17T14:41:02.982640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3082360 2024-12-17T14:40:57.198647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309847 2022-09-19T07:13:33.690354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313805 2024-10-17T14:48:12.756706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 318643 2020-06-15T15:43:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 129984 2020-06-15T15:43:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 312624 2013-01-18T15:18:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128880 2013-01-18T15:18:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 312738 2013-01-18T15:18:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128320 2013-01-18T15:18:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23062 2025-01-17T04:07:47.898351 application/rdf+xml 26130 2025-01-17T04:07:46.182369 image/jpeg 3720 2025-01-17T04:07:46.122435 image/jpeg 2929747 2025-01-17T04:07:45.207421 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog