Luxury in the Low Countries: Miscellaneous Reflections on Netherlandish Material Culture, 1500 to the Present

Luxury in the Low Countries: Miscellaneous Reflections on Netherlandish Material Culture, 1500 to the Present
ISBN-10
9054877979
ISBN-13
9789054877974
Category
History
Pages
271
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
Author
Rengenier C. Rittersma

Description

Painting a panoramic view of conspicuous consumption in the Netherlands and Flanders from 1500 to the present, this collection of essays explores the economic forces that produce a boom in luxury goods. Working from disciplines such as archaeology, art history, historical ethnology, linguistics, and media studies, these scholarly contributors explore both the wealth and the social display that fuels the search for rare commodities.

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