Temptation in the archives -- 1688 and all that: some curious consequences of 'going Dutch' -- Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens's longitude clocks -- The reputation of Sir Constantijn Huygens: networker or virtuoso? -- 'Dear Song': scholarly whitewashing of the correspondence between Constantijn Huygens and Dorothea Van Dorp -- The afterlife of Homo Ludens: from Johan Huizinga to Natalie Zemon Davis and beyond -- Appendices.
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Includes index.
Summary
Temptation in the Archives is a collection of essays by Lisa Jardine, that takes readers on a journey through the Dutch Golden Age. Through the study of such key figures as Sir Constantjin Huygens, a Dutch polymath and diplomat, we begin to see the Anglo-Dutch cultural connections that formed during this period against the backdrop of unfolding political events in England. Temptation in the Archives paints a picture of a unique relationship between the Netherlands and England in the 17th century forged through a shared experience - and reveals the lessons we can learn from it today.
