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 168
... stuivers a day , and in the more crowded industrial towns like Leiden , night piecework was needed to make up a living wage for a household.77 Nonetheless , the extremes of want and desperation to which the overwhelming majority of the ...
... stuivers a day , and in the more crowded industrial towns like Leiden , night piecework was needed to make up a living wage for a household.77 Nonetheless , the extremes of want and desperation to which the overwhelming majority of the ...
Pagina 318
... stuivers each , or a thousand for seventy - five to a hundred guilders . But once the famous blue and white turned to a cheap imitation of Ming instead as a standard product , it rapidly estab- lished itself as a favorite for all but ...
... stuivers each , or a thousand for seventy - five to a hundred guilders . But once the famous blue and white turned to a cheap imitation of Ming instead as a standard product , it rapidly estab- lished itself as a favorite for all but ...
Pagina 617
... stuivers . ( fl . 1 = 20 stuivers ) Some Comparative Prices A tankard of ale : ( mid - seventeenth century ) 1/2 stuiver 6-9 stuivers 12 lb loaf of rye : weekly wage of skilled worker small house in fl . 2.8 fl . 300 town annual stipend ...
... stuivers . ( fl . 1 = 20 stuivers ) Some Comparative Prices A tankard of ale : ( mid - seventeenth century ) 1/2 stuiver 6-9 stuivers 12 lb loaf of rye : weekly wage of skilled worker small house in fl . 2.8 fl . 300 town annual stipend ...
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the ... Simon Schama Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1988 |
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