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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Johan Huizinga *Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen* is het bekendste werk van de historicus Johan Huizinga uit 1919. In het werk presenteert Huizinga het idee dat de overdreven formaliteit en romantiek van het laatmiddele… OL1141875W
Zelandia comitatus Zelandia comitatus Dirk Blonk Decription of the maps of the province of Zeeland in The Netherlands between 1550 and 1860 OL15939715W
Coornhert in het klein Coornhert in het klein D. V. Coornhert Summary: Een belangrijk deel van het oeuvre van de Nederlandse voorvechter van tolerantie Dirck Volkertszoon Coornhert (1522-1590) handelt over ethiek. Als overkoepelende gedachte daarbij geldt dat w… OL16453955W
Amsterdam Amsterdam Russell Shorto As the subtitle says, this is a history of the world's most liberal city. To put it more to the point, it is about the world's most liberal capitalist city, a city that has been so from its early beg… OL16818699W
Ship's surgeons of the Dutch East India Company Ship's surgeons of the Dutch East India Company Iris Diane Rosemary Bruijn "The ship's surgeons in the employ of the Dutch East India Company were responsible for the healthcare on board the ships and in the hospitals founded by the Company in a vast geographical area expan… OL16917775W
Eye of the beholder Eye of the beholder Laura J. Snyder Taking readers to 17th-century Holland, where artists and scientists gathered, an extraordinary story reveals how two geniuses --a self-taught natural philosopher and an artist -- transformed the way… OL19996328W
Braving Troubled Waters Braving Troubled Waters Rob van Ginkel Dwindling fish stocks, changing markets and often ill-advised government intervention have affected the lives of Dutch fishermen for decades. The author of this study has spent years among the fisher… OL20933932W
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Lisa Yount "A biography of seventeenth-century Dutch scientist Antoine van Leeuwenhoek and includes related activities for readers"--Provided by publishers. OL23202757W
The Netherlands: Negotiating Sovereignty in an Interdependent World (Nations of the Modern World : … The Netherlands: Negotiating Sovereignty in an Interdependent World (Nations of the Modern World : … Thomas R. Rochon xvii, 318 p. : 24 cm OL2693253W