172 pages, german edition

Explores the history of the potent liqueur, popular with many nineteenth-century
artists and writers, from its first use as a medicine in ancient Greece to its
prohibition before World War I. Comprehensive, detailed, & elegantly designed.
Covers the facts & the hysteria surrounding this mysterious 19th century
addiction. Gives plenty of space to the potent drink's silvery seduction too.
Not just a history of the "green fairy," but a sociological history of 19th century
France. Every page in this glossily produced, gorgeous book has either an old
photograph, advertisement for absinthe or reproduction of art from the artists
who were fans of absinthe. Really an art book, it is for anyone interested in
art and history.

author by Barnaby Conrad