Daily Life in Rembrandt's Holland |
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| Author:
| Zumthor, Paul |
| Series title: | Daily Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-2201-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1994 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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This engagingly written study presents a rich picture of a dynamic society that had torn itself away from the mediocrity of its past--a stagnant nation of peasants and fishermen--to pursue an overseas empire that led to great financial wealth and a highly sophisticated cultivation of the arts. This classic work first appeared in English translation in 1963.
This engagingly written study presents a rich picture of a dynamic society that had torn itself away from the mediocrity of its past--a stagnant nation of peasants and fishermen--to pursue an overseas empire that led to great financial wealth and a highly sophisticated cultivation of the arts. This classic work first appeared in English translation in 1963.