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Aristocratic collecting practices in Belgium and the Netherlands (c. 1780-1950) University of Antwerp
Review of periodical articles. Pre-1500 University of Antwerp
Venetië van het Noorden? Toeristische promotie van Gent in de 19de en 20ste eeuw University of Antwerp
De stand van de emotiegeschiedenis: een gesprek tussen Kornee van der Haven, Renée Vulto en Elwin Hofman University of Antwerp
Time and temporality in the early modern Low Countries: an introduction University of Antwerp
The remains of the night: nocturnalization, street lighting, and urban life in eighteenth-century Antwerp University of Antwerp
Several theories claim that the rhythms of daily life changed dramatically in the late eighteenth century, as a result of the advent of street lighting. New technologies made it possible to work longer hours, enjoy a dash of leisure time, or otherwise stay active during the evening. People thus slowly but surely ‘colonized’ the night. Drawing on new empirical data from the eyewitness accounts of the local criminal court in Ant-werp, this article ...