Coffee Consumptions In Europe In The Middle Ages
Global Entanglements that led to the Coffee Consumptions in Europe’s Middle Age.
Written by Destinie Watkins
4/18/2016
World civilizations
A Global Entanglement can be described as a worldwide compromising relationship or situation. Global entanglements led to new forms of consumption and new forms of leisure among various groups in societies around the world. In this case, the global entanglement was the establishment of Coffee and local coffee houses. In this paper, I will identify the ways that the new coffee consumption was controversial, identify ways in which coffee establishments symbolized the growing economy and the political power of Europe in the Middle Ages, and how the artists depict the coffee consumption and coffee houses. …show more content…
Somehow they still varied from cultural area to cultural area, reflecting the values of the societies in which they arose. The illustration from ‘Traite Nouveau et Curieux du Café du The et du Chocolat’ By Sylvestre Dufour shows some type of meeting inside the coffee house. This photo expresses the importance of the coffeehouses, and it also exhibits how they were being put to use. (‘Traite Nouveau et Curieux du Café du The et du Chocolat’, Defour.. 1693). Coffeehouses today are used for the same reasoning, and have not changed throughout time. In this particular painting, the artist depicts the amount of coffee consumption. The men already have a great amount of coffee pots on the table, in their hands, and there are also coffee pots on the floor. This tells that the people of Europe take great interest in Coffee and Coffeehouses. But how did this addiction come to be such a great deal in Europe, when the Coca bean originated from the New World? Coffee consumption caught on to the wealthy and spread from there. From the Ottoman empire, the culture of coffee drinking spread to Western Europe. This entanglement may seem like a luxury , but it was very controversial. A few people had some religious opposes , but others referred to the coffeehouses as schools of knowledge. The first Coffeehouse opened in London in 1652, which …show more content…
There is coffee present, also showing what took place inside the coffeehouses. (The Coffee House Politicians). Another painting was “Turkish girl having coffee on the sofa, from the ‘Collection of Prints of Costumes from the Levant” Engraved by I.Haussard shows apparently a Turkish girl enjoying her coffee. Her servant is bringing her more coffee, with also a plate of danishes. The Turkish girl’s facial expression sort of looks ecstatic about having more brought to her. From these pictures, I have gained that the Europeans had an addiction, but very much loved the coffee and the houses as well. I have learned the importance of Coffee and Coffeehouses and how it not only caused conflict, but happiness within the Europeans. Thanks to them, we now have millions and millions of coffeehouses where we can now discuss things and expand the
Written by Destinie Watkins
4/18/2016
World civilizations
A Global Entanglement can be described as a worldwide compromising relationship or situation. Global entanglements led to new forms of consumption and new forms of leisure among various groups in societies around the world. In this case, the global entanglement was the establishment of Coffee and local coffee houses. In this paper, I will identify the ways that the new coffee consumption was controversial, identify ways in which coffee establishments symbolized the growing economy and the political power of Europe in the Middle Ages, and how the artists depict the coffee consumption and coffee houses. …show more content…
Somehow they still varied from cultural area to cultural area, reflecting the values of the societies in which they arose. The illustration from ‘Traite Nouveau et Curieux du Café du The et du Chocolat’ By Sylvestre Dufour shows some type of meeting inside the coffee house. This photo expresses the importance of the coffeehouses, and it also exhibits how they were being put to use. (‘Traite Nouveau et Curieux du Café du The et du Chocolat’, Defour.. 1693). Coffeehouses today are used for the same reasoning, and have not changed throughout time. In this particular painting, the artist depicts the amount of coffee consumption. The men already have a great amount of coffee pots on the table, in their hands, and there are also coffee pots on the floor. This tells that the people of Europe take great interest in Coffee and Coffeehouses. But how did this addiction come to be such a great deal in Europe, when the Coca bean originated from the New World? Coffee consumption caught on to the wealthy and spread from there. From the Ottoman empire, the culture of coffee drinking spread to Western Europe. This entanglement may seem like a luxury , but it was very controversial. A few people had some religious opposes , but others referred to the coffeehouses as schools of knowledge. The first Coffeehouse opened in London in 1652, which …show more content…
There is coffee present, also showing what took place inside the coffeehouses. (The Coffee House Politicians). Another painting was “Turkish girl having coffee on the sofa, from the ‘Collection of Prints of Costumes from the Levant” Engraved by I.Haussard shows apparently a Turkish girl enjoying her coffee. Her servant is bringing her more coffee, with also a plate of danishes. The Turkish girl’s facial expression sort of looks ecstatic about having more brought to her. From these pictures, I have gained that the Europeans had an addiction, but very much loved the coffee and the houses as well. I have learned the importance of Coffee and Coffeehouses and how it not only caused conflict, but happiness within the Europeans. Thanks to them, we now have millions and millions of coffeehouses where we can now discuss things and expand the