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New historical atlas of Amsterdam
2021 || Hardcover || Jaap Evert Abrahamse e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij || met inkijkexemplaar
This atlas presents the spatial development of Amsterdam through a series of historical and newly drawn maps, from the city’s humble beginnings to the present day, and in an international context. Comparisons are made between Amsterdam and cities like Venice, London, Paris, and Vienna.
Amsterdam originated around the year 1200 as a small port town at the mouth of the river Amstel. In the 16th century, the rapidly growing merchant town became the bustling centre of the province of Holland. A...
A millenium of Amsterdam / druk 1
spatial history of a marvellous city
2018 || Hardcover || Fred Feddes || Thoth, Uitgeverij
How did the landscape now known as Amsterdam look before there was an Amsterdam? Why is the Jordaan so different from the ring canals? Is Central Station in the right place? Why did Amsterdam's impressive planning machine grind to a halt around 1970, and what happened after that? Who owns Amsterdam, and, for that matter, how great is Amsterdam? These questions, and many more, are dealt with in this pertinent, richly illustrated book about a thousand years of Amsterdam's spatial history.Author...
The Making of the Netherlands
Landscape, Cities and Architecture
2023 || Hardcover || Reinout Rutte || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Atlas of the Dutch urban landscape
a millennium of spatial development
2016 || Hardcover || Reinout Rutte e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Amsterdam Architecture / druk 1
a guide
2017 || Hardcover || Guus Kemme e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij || met inkijkexemplaar
Amsterdam Architecture is the ideal guide for every visitor who wants to get to know Amsterdam's unique architecture better. This handbook covers the architectonic history of the capital city of The Netherlands from the Middle Ages down through today, and includes over 450 buildings from the past and present, which are to be found both in the old city centre and in the outer neighbourhoods. This seventh edition includes the most recent construction projects in the still-growing city. Of cours...
Frits Lugt 1884-1970
living for art
2012 || Hardcover || J.F. Heijbroek || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Living for Art is the life story of the eminent Dutch collector, art dealer, researcher and author Frits Lugt (1884-1970). Between 1901 and 1915 he worked for an Amsterdam auction house, which flourished thanks in no small measure to his efforts. In 1915 he started to collect paintings, drawings, prints and antiquities on his own account. While he collected great masters like Rembrandt, Dürer, Rubens, Van Dyck and Watteau, he did not neglect other artists and acquired some outstanding works ...
Historical atlas of Tilburg
An old textile centre with new prospects
2020 || Hardcover || Rob van Putten e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Historical Atlas of Antwerp
Between Aspiration and Achievement
2022 || Hardcover || Ilja van Damme e.a. || Thoth, Uitgeverij
Antwerp is famous for becoming the northern hub of European trade around the turn of the sixteenth century. This international status went hand in hand with ambitious urban explansion plans, only some of which could be realized, and by around 1700 the city had contracted again inside its walls. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the port revived and industrialization brought renewed growth. New docks were built, the city centre was modernized, and the suburbs were integrated into the ...