The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden AgeSchama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama re-creates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague of tobacco, of thrifty housewives and profligate tulip-speculators. He tells us how the Dutch celebrated themselves and how they were slandered by their enemies. "History on the grand scale...An ambitious portrait of one of the most remarkable episodes in modern history."--New York Times "Wonderfully inclusive; with wit and intense curiosity he teases out meaning from every aspect of Dutch seventeenth-century life."--Robert Hughes |
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It referred to the financial straits in which the city found itself in this time of crisis ( when , in fact , a run on the bank was much in the air ) , and ordered the abolition of all “ unnecessary and sumptuous banquets , ” both those ...
It referred to the financial straits in which the city found itself in this time of crisis ( when , in fact , a run on the bank was much in the air ) , and ordered the abolition of all “ unnecessary and sumptuous banquets , ” both those ...
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While it was in fact a cherished part of their niggardly stipend , schoolmasters were often reproved for letting tankards of ale stand on their desks in class — and even vergers , undertakers and beadles were reported intoxicated at ...
While it was in fact a cherished part of their niggardly stipend , schoolmasters were often reproved for letting tankards of ale stand on their desks in class — and even vergers , undertakers and beadles were reported intoxicated at ...
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The fact that in any number of family portraits it is difficult to distinguish the nursemaid from the mother , or even the fact that a servant was axiomatically included in the painting , gives the strongest possible sign of integration ...
The fact that in any number of family portraits it is difficult to distinguish the nursemaid from the mother , or even the fact that a servant was axiomatically included in the painting , gives the strongest possible sign of integration ...
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Gebruikersrecensie - robeik - LibraryThingThis is a BIG book. Strap yourself in for a word and picture journey through the Netherlands of the 15th and 16th century. This is no history book; you are supposed to be somewhat familiar with it. An ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - jmoncton - LibraryThingSchama covers in amazing detail the culture and history of the Netherlands during the peak of its Golden Age in the seventeenth century. He provides great insight on some of the origins of the traits ... Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHILDREN | 48 |
CHAPTER | 51 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 221 |
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