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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Pagina 82
... contemporary events because " We Netherlanders here in the United Provinces have fought for our freedom with arms , and with arms must we stand fast , even as the stork sleeps with a stone in its claw lest it should fall into too deep a ...
... contemporary events because " We Netherlanders here in the United Provinces have fought for our freedom with arms , and with arms must we stand fast , even as the stork sleeps with a stone in its claw lest it should fall into too deep a ...
Pagina 96
... contemporary , mundane circumstances . If not causal , then , it was self - reinforcing , a language borrowed from myth to redesign collective perception of reality . A distinction needs to be drawn between historical fact and contemporary ...
... contemporary , mundane circumstances . If not causal , then , it was self - reinforcing , a language borrowed from myth to redesign collective perception of reality . A distinction needs to be drawn between historical fact and contemporary ...
Pagina 106
... contemporary history . Cornelis , who had been in Antwerp in 1580 , was commissioned to provide paintings for the Haarlem Prinsenhof ( the residence of the Prince of Orange when staying in the town ) and specifically to produce a ...
... contemporary history . Cornelis , who had been in Antwerp in 1580 , was commissioned to provide paintings for the Haarlem Prinsenhof ( the residence of the Prince of Orange when staying in the town ) and specifically to produce a ...
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the ... Simon Schama Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1988 |
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