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Childhood Pleasures
Dutch Children in the Seventeenth Century
Donna R. Barnes and Peter G. Rose
Paper $29.95
| 978-0-8156-1002-1
| 2012
"A fascinating look at children’s pleasures in the seventeenth-century Netherlands. Outstanding!"—Martha Dickinson Shattuck, New Netherland Research Center
"In Childhood Pleasures, Barnes and
Rose reveal the wonder of being a
child in the seventeenth-century Netherlands
and remind us of the basic
human connections that exist between
that distant world and ours."—Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., National Gallery of Art
"Food historians seek images to enhance our understanding of the texts we study. The authors are to
be congratulated for seeking out such illuminating records of children’s pleasures. They simultaneously increase our knowledge and our delight."—Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, author of Savoring the Past: The French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789
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The authors with Peggy and Larry Steigrad, Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, NYC.
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Donna R. Barnes is professor of education at Hofstra University. She has lectured
on Dutch art and daily life at the Amsterdam Museum, the Rembrandt Museum,
and the Center for the Study of the Golden Age at the University of Amsterdam.
She has curated seven exhibits of seventeenth-century art in the US and the Netherlands.
Food historian Peter G. Rose is the author of The Sensible Cook: Dutch
Foodways in the Old and New World and coauthor with Donna R. Barnes of
Matters of Taste: Food and Drink in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art and Life.
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Seventeenth-century Netherlands is a time and place that inspires our
imagination. This maritime country conjures up images of windmills and
dikes, picturesque farms, bustling cities, and harbors filled with ships
returning home from far-away lands, their holds packed with spices.
The small country enjoyed vibrant economic growth and a remarkably
tolerant society that welcomed people of all religious backgrounds. The
enormous legacy of this period of the Dutch republic, which artists, writers,
and poets celebrated as its Golden Age, has enriched all our lives.
As historians search for a fuller understanding of its unique character, they
continually return to the central role of the family.
Children are an essential part of the story, because how they were
raised and taught, how they played, and what they ate and drank offer
fundamental insights into Dutch lives. The images in the book are organized
around eight themes: Infancy; St. Nicholas: Bringer of Sweets and Toys;
Celebrations and Music; Toys and Games; Animals as Pets and Companions;
Inventing Fun, Games, and Mischief; Shopping for Food Treats;
and Winter Activities: Outdoors. A recipe chapter provides inspiration for
cooking projects, allowing children to prepare tastes of the past. Through
words and images, we learn that while some pleasures enjoyed by Dutch
youngsters 400 years ago have changed, some have remained the same
and are sources of fun and excitement for children today.
7 x 10, 184 pages, 18 black-and-white and
36 color illustrations, notes, bibliography, index
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