Ambitious antiquities, famous forebears : constructions of a glorious past in the early modern Netherlands and in Europe /
"This monograph studies the constructions of 'impressive' historical descent manufactured to create 'national', regional, or local antiquities in early modern Europe (1500-1700), especially the Netherlands. This was a period characterised by important political changes and t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Dutch |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2019]
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| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 307. Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; v. 41. |
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| Summary: | "This monograph studies the constructions of 'impressive' historical descent manufactured to create 'national', regional, or local antiquities in early modern Europe (1500-1700), especially the Netherlands. This was a period characterised by important political changes and therefore by an increased need for legitimation; a need which was met using historical claims. Literature, scholarship, art and architecture were pivotal media that were used to furnish evidence of the impressively old lineage of states, regions or families. These claims related not only to Classical antiquity (in the generally-known sense) but also to other periods that were regarded as periods of antiquity, such as the chivalric age. The authors of this volume analyse these intriguing early modern constructions of appropriate 'antiquities' and investigate the ways in which they were applied in political, intellectual and artistic contexts in Europe, especially in the Northern Low Countries"-- |
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| Item Description: | "This volume is a revised and augmented translation of Oudheid als ambitie: De zoektocht naar een passend verleden, 1400-1700, published by Vantilt, Nijmegen (ISBN 9789460043253)"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 437 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004410657 9004410651 |
| ISSN: | 0920-8607 ; |
| Language: | In English, translated from the original Dutch. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2019). |