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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... Merchants used woolen and linen textiles , casks of ale or wine or , in one case , a sack full of hair to buy swatches of ... merchant turned landowner and rentier , each eagerly adopted the manners of the grander group and extended his ...
... Merchants used woolen and linen textiles , casks of ale or wine or , in one case , a sack full of hair to buy swatches of ... merchant turned landowner and rentier , each eagerly adopted the manners of the grander group and extended his ...
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... merchant and war fleets and Christian behavior in dealing with unbe- lievers like the Turks , its punning title meant both " The Spiritual Rudder of Commerce ( Koopmanschap ) " and " The Spiritual Rudder of the Merchant's Ship ...
... merchant and war fleets and Christian behavior in dealing with unbe- lievers like the Turks , its punning title meant both " The Spiritual Rudder of Commerce ( Koopmanschap ) " and " The Spiritual Rudder of the Merchant's Ship ...
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... 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 if he outlives his honor , that is a living death ...
... 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 if he outlives his honor , that is a living death ...
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the ... Simon Schama Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1988 |
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