Luxury in the Low Countries

Luxury in the Low Countries
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Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9789054877974
ISBN-13 : 9054877979
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Book Synopsis Luxury in the Low Countries by : Rengenier C. Rittersma

Download or read book Luxury in the Low Countries written by Rengenier C. Rittersma and published by ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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