Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a collection of images of coffee houses in Europe going back 400 years, as well pictures of coffee plantations, workers, trees, and coffee beans. Venice imported coffee beans centuries ago. Vienna perfected the art of creating delicious cups of coffee. London and Paris provided people with public houses for drinking coffee while sharing political and religious ideas. Great minds met in attractive coffee houses to debate the issues of the day. There is a culture that accompanies this tasty substance.