The Low Countries as a crossroads of religious beliefs

Situated at the crossroads of important trade routes, the bustling seaports of the Low Countries not only traded cargoes of grain and timber, silk and spices, woollen cloth and splendidly executed altarpieces, but also manuscripts and books, news, information, ideas and gossip. Thus the Netherlands...

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Hauptverfasser: Gelderblom, Arie-Jan, Jong, Jan L. de (art historian), Vaeck, M. van
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Brill 2004
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Ausgabe:1
Schriftenreihe:Intersections
Schlagworte:
16th century
Antwerp
Antwerp (Belgium)
Belgium
Church history
Netherlands
Netherlands > Church history > 16th century
Reformation
Reformation > Belgium > Antwerp
Reformation > Netherlands
ISBN:9004122885, 9789004122888
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Zusammenfassung:Situated at the crossroads of important trade routes, the bustling seaports of the Low Countries not only traded cargoes of grain and timber, silk and spices, woollen cloth and splendidly executed altarpieces, but also manuscripts and books, news, information, ideas and gossip. Thus the Netherlands were touched by the evangelical Reformation movement at an early stage and played an increasingly important role as a crossroads for religious and philosophical ideas, serving as an intermediary between different parts of the world. This volume is devoted to this aspect of the 'intertraffic of the mind.'.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004122885
9789004122888