Necessary LuxuriesThe consumer revolution of the eighteenth century brought new and exotic commodities to Europe from abroadcoffee, tea, spices, and new textiles to name a few. Yet one of the most widely distributed luxury commodities in the period was not new at all, and was produced locallythe book. In Necessary Luxuries Matt Erlin considers books and the culture around books during this period, focusing specifically on Germany where literature, and the fine arts in