Temptation in the archives : essays in Dutch Golden Age culture /

Temptation in the Archives is a collection of essays by Lisa Jardine, that takes readers on a journey through the Dutch Golden Age. Through the study of such key figures as Sir Constantjin Huygens, a Dutch polymath and diplomat, we begin to see the Anglo-Dutch cultural connections that formed during...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jardine, Lisa
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : UCL Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Netherlands > Civilization > 17th century. Netherlands > History > 17th century. Netherlands > Intellectual life > 17th century. Netherlands > Social conditions > 17th century. Netherlands > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Great Britain > Foreign relations > Netherlands. Civilization. Diplomatic relations. Intellectual life. Social conditions. Great Britain. Netherlands. 1600-1699 Electronic books. History.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; CHAPTER ONE: Temptation in the Archives; CHAPTER TWO: 1688 And All That: Some Curious Consequences of 'Going Dutch'; CHAPTER THREE: Never Trust a Pirate: Christiaan Huygens's Longitude Clocks; CHAPTER FOUR: The Reputation of Sir Constantijn Huygens: Networker or Virtuoso?; CHAPTER FIVE: 'Dear Song': Scholarly Whitewashing of the Correspondence between Constantijn Huygens and Dorothea Van Dorp; CHAPTER SIX: The Afterlife of Homo Ludens: From Johan Huizinga to Natalie Zemon Davis and Beyond; Appendices.