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Product Identifiers

PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300205627

ISBN-139780300205626

eBay Product ID (ePID)211208181

Product Key Features

Number of Pages492 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDutch Art and Urban Cultures, 1200-1700

SubjectSociology / General, Europe / Western, Modern / General, European, History / General, Sociology / Urban

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArt, Social Science, History

AuthorElisabeth De Bièvre

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight83.1 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width9.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2015-004635

Reviews"Sumptuously produced and illustrated to Yale University Press's customary high standards, the books would be welcome simply as a splendid guide to Dutch urban histories, complete with maps, photographs and topographical views of the many surviving architectural sights and monuments. But de Bievre's purpose is more ambitious... by drawing out the character of each place she deepens our understanding and enriches our appreciation of the astonishing range of art it helped to create."--Celina Fox, Art Quarterly

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal701/.0309492

SynopsisTraditionally Dutch art is seen and presented as a coherent phenomenon--the product of state formation in the late 16th century. Elisabeth de Bi vre challenges this view and its assumptions in a radical new account. Arguing that the Dutch Golden Age was far from unified, de Bi vre exposes how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped each urban development and, in turn, fundamentally informed the art and visual culture of individual cities. In seven chapters, each devoted to a single city, the book follows the growth of Amsterdam, Delft, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, and Utrecht over the course of five centuries. By embracing the full gamut of art and architecture and by drawing on the records of town histories and the writings of contemporary travelers, de Bi vre traces the process by which the visual culture of the Netherlands emerged to become the richest, most complex material expression in Europe, capturing the values of individuals, corporate entities, and whole cities., Traditionally Dutch art is seen and presented as a coherent phenomenon--the product of state formation in the late 16th century. Elisabeth de Bièvre challenges this view and its assumptions in a radical new account. Arguing that the Dutch Golden Age was far from unified, de Bièvre exposes how distinct geographical circumstances and histories shaped each urban development and, in turn, fundamentally informed the art and visual culture of individual cities. In seven chapters, each devoted to a single city, the book follows the growth of Amsterdam, Delft, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, and Utrecht over the course of five centuries. By embracing the full gamut of art and architecture and by drawing on the records of town histories and the writings of contemporary travelers, de Bièvre traces the process by which the visual culture of the Netherlands emerged to become the richest, most complex material expression in Europe, capturing the values of individuals, corporate entities, and whole cities.

LC Classification NumberN72.S6B54 2015