{"product_id":"the-moving-statues-of-seventeenthcentury-amsterdam-9780271091600","title":"The Moving Statues of SeventeenthCentury","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplores the visual and cultural history of Amsterdam in the early modern era, focusing on the doolhoven: winding mazes behind pubs and taverns that featured pleasure gardens, waterworks, wax galleries, and automata.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This valuable book, written in an engaging storytelling mode that never sacrifices rigor, teaches us much that we did not know about Amsterdam’s \u003ci\u003edoolhoven\u003c\/i\u003e. Before its publication, those enriched, dynamic display environments were nearly lost to us. Now, thanks to Vanhaelen, we at last have a clear vision of them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Arthur Di Furia \u003ci\u003eThe Historians of Netherlandish Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating and convincing exploration of an undeservedly forgotten phenomenon, and a challenge to re-examine our perceptions of the Dutch ‘Golden Age.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Kirsten Tambling \u003ci\u003eApollo Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Vanhaelen’s book, like the \u003ci\u003edoolhof\u003c\/i\u003e itself, is full of so many surprises that simply are too good to give away...”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Christopher Heuer \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Histories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e is an entirely original study of Amsterdam’s pleasure palaces, or \u003ci\u003edoolhoven\u003c\/i\u003e, and a fascinating read that delights and instructs in a manner akin to the spaces it deftly analyzes\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eVanhaelen’s text considers courtyard fountains, labyrinths, automata, waxworks, and clockworks, moving beyond standard descriptions of wonder to reflect on the nature of the city, the body, and knowledge itself in the early modern period.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Stephanie Porras,author of \u003ci\u003ePieter Bruegel’s Historical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam \u003c\/i\u003eis highly original and will be fascinating to almost everyone with an interest in early modern visual culture. The book guides the reader on a dazzling tour with surprises at every corner. This fascinating study reveals the early modern park of public entertainment as a site of learning and lively debate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Hanneke Grootenboer,author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pensive Image: Art as a Form of Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e articulates a position that becomes increasingly convincing as one wanders further into the book. An amazing study about mazes indeed.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joseph Wachelder \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This valuable book, written in an engaging storytelling mode that never sacrifices rigor, teaches us much that we did not know about Amsterdam’s \u003ci\u003edoolhoven\u003c\/i\u003e. Before its publication, those enriched, dynamic display environments were nearly lost to us. Now, thanks to Vanhaelen, we at last have a clear vision of them.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Arthur Di Furia \u003ci\u003eThe Historians of Netherlandish Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating and convincing exploration of an undeservedly forgotten phenomenon, and a challenge to re-examine our perceptions of the Dutch ‘Golden Age.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Kirsten Tambling \u003ci\u003eApollo Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Vanhaelen’s book, like the \u003ci\u003edoolhof\u003c\/i\u003e itself, is full of so many surprises that simply are too good to give away...”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Christopher Heuer \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Histories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e is an entirely original study of Amsterdam’s pleasure palaces, or \u003ci\u003edoolhoven\u003c\/i\u003e, and a fascinating read that delights and instructs in a manner akin to the spaces it deftly analyzes\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eVanhaelen’s text considers courtyard fountains, labyrinths, automata, waxworks, and clockworks, moving beyond standard descriptions of wonder to reflect on the nature of the city, the body, and knowledge itself in the early modern period.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Stephanie Porras,author of \u003ci\u003ePieter Bruegel’s Historical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam \u003c\/i\u003eis highly original and will be fascinating to almost everyone with an interest in early modern visual culture. The book guides the reader on a dazzling tour with surprises at every corner. This fascinating study reveals the early modern park of public entertainment as a site of learning and lively debate.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Hanneke Grootenboer,author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pensive Image: Art as a Form of Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e articulates a position that becomes increasingly convincing as one wanders further into the book. An amazing study about mazes indeed.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joseph Wachelder \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400815944023,"sku":"9780271091600","price":30.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780271091600.jpg?v=1730471643","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-moving-statues-of-seventeenthcentury-amsterdam-9780271091600","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}