Huygens and Hofwijck : The Inventive World of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens.

Huygens and Hofwijck : The Inventive World of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens.

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Constantijn Huygens was a poet, composer and connoisseur of art and the classics. He was also secretary and confidant to three princes of Orange for 62 years. Hofwijck was also the place where Constantijn's son Christiaan spent a significant part of his life. Christiaan Huygens was a member of...

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Main Author: van der Leer, Kees
Other Authors: Boers, Henk
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Dutch
Published: Charlotte : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Huygens, Constantijn, > 1596-1687.
Huygens, Christiaan, > 1629-1695.
Hofwijck (Voorburg, Netherlands) > History.
Historic buildings > Netherlands > Voorburg.
Country homes > Netherlands > Voorburg.
Country homes in literature.
Netherlands > History.
History
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Ithaka Prize
  • I Constantijn Huygens in The Haguea courtier in the capital
  • 1596-1687
  • II Constantijn Huygens and Hofwijcka courtier as a landscape architect
  • 1639-1687
  • III Christiaan HuygensAn inventive scientist at Hofwijck
  • 1687-1695
  • IV Hofwijck's heirscare and neglect
  • 1695-1750
  • V Hofwijck in alien handsdivision and impending demolition
  • 1750-1913
  • VII The restoration of house and garden from 1914 onwardsa long way up
  • 1914-2000
  • VIII The restored garden around 2005a successful reconstruction
  • 2000-2016
  • Map of theNetherlands in theseventeenth century
  • Genealogical table
  • Literature
  • Notes
  • Origin of images
  • Index of personal names
  • The authors
  • Colophon

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