'Hideous Absinthe, A History of the Devil in a Bottle' Book Eiffel Tower Absinthe Spoon #4 45 French francs

45 French francs

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'Hideous Absinthe, A History of the Devil in a Bottle' Book Eiffel Tower Absinthe Spoon #4 45 French francsIn one century absinthe was transformed from the muse of artists and the drink of the middle class, to the queen of poisons, which was responsible for all the ills of industrialization, and back again. Jad Adams, the book's author, looks at the myths of absinthe and examines its influence on the artistic movements of the nineteenth century. He covers Degas, Manet and Picasso, all of whom painted absinthe drinkers in pictures that are now considered