Shopping spaces and the urban landscape in early modern Amsterdam, 1550-1850:

In this study, the appearance and location of shops in Amsterdam during the early modern period is linked to major changes in the urban economy, the size and socio-spatial distribution of its population, and the structure of the urban grid. Not only is there ample attention for the spatial distribut...

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Main Author: Lesger, Clé 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2020]
Series:Amsterdam studies in the Dutch golden age
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048550050
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048550050
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048550050
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048550050
Summary:In this study, the appearance and location of shops in Amsterdam during the early modern period is linked to major changes in the urban economy, the size and socio-spatial distribution of its population, and the structure of the urban grid. Not only is there ample attention for the spatial distribution of shops across the urban landscape, but for the first time it is also accurately charted what the exterior and interior of Amsterdam shops looked like and how they changed in the course of the centuries. Partly as a result of this, it has proved possible to give an impression of the ways in which retailers and customers interacted
Item Description:First published as: Het winkellandschap van Amsterdam. Stedelijke structuur en winkelbedrijf in de vroegmoderne en moderne tijd, 1550-2000.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (265 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9789048550050
DOI:10.1017/9789048550050