Rarities of These Lands : Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Dutch Republic /
"The early years of the seventeenth century saw a great flourishing of Dutch culture. In the arts, this was the era of Vermeer and Rembrandt, as well as the development of a local art market. Commerce extended around the world, with state-sponsored trading companies importing foreign goods. Pol...
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Renowned emporium --
Exotic fineries and precious wares --
Rarities --
Rarities of these lands --
Diplomatic encounters --
Birds of paradise for the sultan --
Footless wonders --
Prized possessions --
Spoils of war. - 1. Verfasser:
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- Elektronisch E-Book
- Sprache:
- Englisch
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2021]
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"The early years of the seventeenth century saw a great flourishing of Dutch culture. In the arts, this was the era of Vermeer and Rembrandt, as well as the development of a local art market. Commerce extended around the world, with state-sponsored trading companies importing foreign goods. Politically, the Netherlands became the first nation-state in Europe, in 1648. In this book, Claudia Swan considers all these aspects together, examining the material culture of the period-the designed, manufactured, and hand-crafted materials and wares-to show how the Dutch encounter with so-called "exotic" goods played a fundamental role in the country's political formation"--
- Umfang:
- 1 online resource (336 pages): color illustrations, color maps
- ISBN:
- 9780691213521
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