The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden AgeCollins, 1987 - 698 pagina's This text explores the enigma of 17th-century Holland, a nation that attained an unprecedented level of affluence, yet lived in constant dread of being corrupted by prosperity. |
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... called that depends strictly on a way of seeing . " 14 And unless one supposes baskets full of lepers ' rattles or cripples ' crutches to be typically suspended over Jan Steen's kitchen , it should be obvious that very many Dutch ...
... called that depends strictly on a way of seeing . " 14 And unless one supposes baskets full of lepers ' rattles or cripples ' crutches to be typically suspended over Jan Steen's kitchen , it should be obvious that very many Dutch ...
Pagina 73
... called Batavia . His brother Salandus , settling farther west , established " Salando " which in turn became Zeeland . And in honor of their late father , Mitellus , its chief town was called Middelburg . That these deriva- tions should ...
... called Batavia . His brother Salandus , settling farther west , established " Salando " which in turn became Zeeland . And in honor of their late father , Mitellus , its chief town was called Middelburg . That these deriva- tions should ...
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... called the Republic " a Canaan , but seated in a Bog and overflowing with milk and water instead of honey . " " They might well , " he added , " be called the inhabitants of the Promised Land , since they were adept at making promises ...
... called the Republic " a Canaan , but seated in a Bog and overflowing with milk and water instead of honey . " " They might well , " he added , " be called the inhabitants of the Promised Land , since they were adept at making promises ...
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