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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... Folly ) , 1720. Author's collection Klaw speculators ' folly that had begun with the original seeding of Netherlandish capitalism never really left it . Nor was it confined to flowers . In 1720 , when thousands of small investors saw ...
... Folly ) , 1720. Author's collection Klaw speculators ' folly that had begun with the original seeding of Netherlandish capitalism never really left it . Nor was it confined to flowers . In 1720 , when thousands of small investors saw ...
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... folly of groping in the dark . In their negative sense , then , the games attempt to instruct by pointing to their opposites , though there are also positive morals in games that are com- mended as models for correct behavior , those of ...
... folly of groping in the dark . In their negative sense , then , the games attempt to instruct by pointing to their opposites , though there are also positive morals in games that are com- mended as models for correct behavior , those of ...
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... Folly ( Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid ) , 1720 . Author's collection 165. Engraving from The Great Mirror of Folly ( Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid ) , 1720 . Author's collection 166 . 167 . 168 . Engraving from series , Great ...
... Folly ( Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid ) , 1720 . Author's collection 165. Engraving from The Great Mirror of Folly ( Het Groote Tafereel der Dwaasheid ) , 1720 . Author's collection 166 . 167 . 168 . Engraving from series , Great ...
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the ... Simon Schama Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1988 |
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