"Gottlieb Biedermeier, a teasing middle-class papa best known for his appearances in a Munich satirical weekly, came to fame in the 1840s. A "god-loving everyman," he represented the typical German citizen, more interested in a comfortable home and a convivial family than political activism. The poets who created him, needling the bourgeoisie and signing their own work "Biedermeier," weren't thinking about the elegant housewares that now ..."
Preservation Microfilming(2nd Edition) A Guide for Librarians and Archivists by Nancy E. Gwinn , Lisa L. Fox Hardcover, 394 Pages, Published 1996 by Amer Library Assn Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-0653-8, ISBN: 0-8389-0653-2