Abstract
Part 1. Introduction: 1. Reflexions and mediations on three cities as sources and sites for achievement Patrick O'Brien Part II. Economic Growth and Demographic Change: 2. Economies of Agglomeration and the Golden Age of Antwerp Michael Limberger 3. Clusters of achievement: the economy of Amsterdam in its Golden Age Cle Lesger 4. The economy of London, 1660-1730 Peter Earle Part III. Architecture and Urban Space: 5. One of the largest cities in the low countries One of the best fortified in Europe Piet Lombaerde 6. The glorious city: monumentalism and public space in seventeenth century Amsterdam Marjeolin 't Hart 7. Architecture and urban space in London Judy Loach Part IV. Fine and Decorative Arts: 8. The fine and decorative arts in Antwerp's Golden Age Hans Vlieghe 9. The rise of Amsterdam as a cultural centre: the market for paintings, 1580-1680 Marten Jan Bok 10. Cultural production and import substitution: the fine and decorative arts in London, 1660-1730 David Ormrod Part V. Books and Publishing: 11. Antwerp: books, publishing and cultural production before 1585 Werner Waterschoot 12. Metropolis of print: the Amsterdam book trade in the seventeenth century Paul Hoftijzer 13. Printing, publishing and reading in London, 1660-1720 Adrian Johns Part VI. Scientific and Useful Knowledge: 14. Science for sale: the metropolitan stimulus for scientific achievements in sixteenth century Antwerp Geert Vanpaemel 15. Amsterdam as a centre of Dutch learning in the Dutch Golden Age Karel Davids 16. Philosophers in the counting-houses: commerce, coffee-houses and experiment in early modern London Larry Stewart.
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