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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... took it on himself to defend their use . 30 Huygens was himself a virtuoso composer who claimed no fewer than eight hundred works to his credit . But he was also a devout Calvinist who took the greatest pride in his spirituality and who ...
... took it on himself to defend their use . 30 Huygens was himself a virtuoso composer who claimed no fewer than eight hundred works to his credit . But he was also a devout Calvinist who took the greatest pride in his spirituality and who ...
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... took decisive steps to pre - empt a panic . In an ostentatious display of affronted honor , customers were invited to inspect the vaults if they so wished , and check if accounts could not be tallied with hard money down to the last ...
... took decisive steps to pre - empt a panic . In an ostentatious display of affronted honor , customers were invited to inspect the vaults if they so wished , and check if accounts could not be tallied with hard money down to the last ...
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... took wet nurses to affect a certain status . Even this habit lasted but briefly before the rage for " natural " nursing , popularized by Tronchin , Rousseau and the senti- mental Dutch women novelists , overtook aristocratic ...
... took wet nurses to affect a certain status . Even this habit lasted but briefly before the rage for " natural " nursing , popularized by Tronchin , Rousseau and the senti- mental Dutch women novelists , overtook aristocratic ...
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