Economies, public finances, and the impact of institutional changes in interregional perspective

the Low Countries and neighbouring German territories (14th-17th centuries)

Summary: The way and extent to which differences in economic systems and stages of development, and the impact of institutional changes affected the political economy and fiscal systems of regions, or vice versa, is the overall theme of this volume. One major problem is the non-convergence of economic regions, financial networks, political borders and fiscal systems. The question is whether a set of variables is supra-regional, interregional, regional, local or even a mix of all of these. These questions...

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Engels | 172 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2015

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Jelle Haemers For the common good

state power and urban revolts in the reign of Mary of Burgundy (1477-1482)

Engels | 319 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2009

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Annemarieke Willemsen Back to the schoolyard

the daily practice of medieval and Renaissance education

Engels | 324 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2008

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Bart Lambert The city, the duke and their banker

the Rapondi family and the formation of the Burgundian state (1384-1430)

Engels | 215 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2006

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Mapping markets for paintings in Europe 1450-1750

Essays about painting markets in the period 1450-1800, who bought them? How were they distributed? The following headsubjects are described: part I: material culture and paintings; part II: rules and market practices; part III: drawing connoisseurs into the market; part IV: creative dealing.

Engels | 458 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2006

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Filip Vermeylen Painting for the market

commercialization of art in Antwerp's Golden Age

This study examines the process of commercialization of art which took place in Antwerp during the long sixteenth century, an era of rapid expansion of both the city's economy and its art market. Focusing on painting and to some degree on other art forms such as sculpture and tapestry, the author surveys the various factors that contributed to this phenomenon: proto-industrial workshops engaged in standardized production of popular images, and the sophisticated commercial infrastructure that the...

Engels | 208 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2003

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