A richly illustrated historical study of tobacco and smoking in the Netherlands, tracing the introduction of tobacco from the sixteenth century onward and examining its social, economic and cultural significance. Georg A. Brongers discusses the cultivation, trade and consumption of tobacco, the development of pipes, snuff, cigars and smoking customs, and the role of tobacco in Dutch daily life, art and commerce. The volume also includes a historical contribution on the House of Niemeyer, one of the Netherlands' leading tobacco manufacturers.

Georg A. Brongers

Nicotiana Tabacum. The History of Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking in the Netherlands