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Amsterdam sierlijk verbonden met God. Het lofdicht op het Amsterdamse stadhuis van Constantijn Huygens KU Leuven
In 1657 Constantijn Huygens wrote a poem to congratulate the Amsterdam burgomasters for their new Town Hall. The poem was distributed via various media. An analysis of the content of the poem in combination with a view on its divergent bearers gives precious insights in what we today call ‘mediality’ and ‘materiality’. It reveals how the Dutch Golden Age made a conscious use of particular media, as well as particular materials and developed ...
The Imago primi saeculi Societatis Iesu as Emblematic Self-Representation and Commitment KU Leuven
The Imago primi saeculi Societatis Iesu is unquestionably one of the most impressive emblem books ever published in early modern times. It was the felicitous result of an intensive collaboration between Jesuit authors and closely associated craftsmen. Working under great time pressure, the editors stretched their organizational talents to make sure that the Imago came to light in the festive year 1640. They attracted talented Neo-Latin poets ...