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Title

Ambitious antiquities, famous forebears : constructions of a glorious past in the early modern Netherlands and in Europe / Karl A.E. Enenkel, Konrad A. Ottenheym ; translated by Alexander C. Thomson.

Author

Enenkel, K. A. E.

Publication

• Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
• ©2019

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Additional Authors

• Ottenheym, Koen
• Thomson, Alexander C.

Description

vi, 437 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm.

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"--

Series Statement

• Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 307
• Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; volume 41

Uniform Title

• Oudheid als ambitie. English
• Brill's studies in intellectual history ; 307.

Alternative Title

Oudheid als ambitie.

Subjects

• Classicists > Attitudes
• Classical antiquities > Political aspects > Netherlands
• Classical antiquities > Study and teaching > Netherlands
• Classical antiquities > Political aspects > Europe
• Classical antiquities > Study and teaching > Europe
• Civilization, Modern > Classical influences
• Arts, Classical > Influence

Note

• "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.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-429) and index.

Terms of Use (note)

• Current copyright fee: GBP22.00

Language (note)

• In English, translated from the original Dutch.

Contents

Antiquity, a source of power and prestige : the competition for antiquities in early modern Europe -- Supposed ancestors -- The origin legends of the European nations -- What is antiquity? The early modern chronology of history -- A malleable past : on 'proof', interpretations, errors and falsifications -- The Batavians as ancestors in early Dutch humanism : Erasmus, Aurelius and Geldenhouwer -- Attempts to find the origins of architecture in the northern Netherlands : on the Romans, Batavians and giants -- From chivalric family tree to 'national' gallery : the portrait series of the counts of Holland, c. 1490-1650 -- Living as befits a knight : new castles in seventeenth-century Holland -- The mediaeval prestige of Dutch cities.

Call Number

JFE 19-10298

ISBN

• 9789004361393
• 9004361391
• 9789004410657 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019023889

OCLC

1101359112

Author

Enenkel, K. A. E., author.

Title

Ambitious antiquities, famous forebears : constructions of a glorious past in the early modern Netherlands and in Europe / Karl A.E. Enenkel, Konrad A. Ottenheym ; translated by Alexander C. Thomson.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 307

Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; volume 41

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; 307.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-429) and index.

Terms Of Use

Current copyright fee: GBP22.00 74\0. Uk

Language

In English, translated from the original Dutch.

Added Author

Ottenheym, Koen, author.

Thomson, Alexander C., translator.

Research Call Number

JFE 19-10298