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 331
... followed a wholly traditional humanist line . “ Let a merchant take for his maxim : honor above gold , for it is better to be a poor man than a liar ... For an honorable man is and will always remain a burgher even if he be poor , but ...
... followed a wholly traditional humanist line . “ Let a merchant take for his maxim : honor above gold , for it is better to be a poor man than a liar ... For an honorable man is and will always remain a burgher even if he be poor , but ...
Pagina 496
... followed have de - sentimentalized the medieval period of “ invisibility , ” claiming that it was in fact a self - protecting indifference in the face of dreadful infant mortality . Indifference was followed by the heavy vigilance of ...
... followed have de - sentimentalized the medieval period of “ invisibility , ” claiming that it was in fact a self - protecting indifference in the face of dreadful infant mortality . Indifference was followed by the heavy vigilance of ...
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... followed his dismissive remark by the comment : “ en is er naar alle waarschijn- lykheid nimmer gewest " ( " and in all probability [ my emphasis ] there never has been " ) , a choice of words that certainly leaves open some room for ...
... followed his dismissive remark by the comment : “ en is er naar alle waarschijn- lykheid nimmer gewest " ( " and in all probability [ my emphasis ] there never has been " ) , a choice of words that certainly leaves open some room for ...
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