Huygens and Hofwijck : : The Inventive World of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens / / Henk Boers, Kees Leer.
Constantijn Huygens was a poet, composer and connoisseur of art and the classics. He was also secretary and confidant to three princes of Orange for 62 years. Hofwijck was also the place where Constantijn’s son Christiaan spent a significant part of his life. Christiaan Huygens was a member of the R...
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Ithaka Prize
- Constantijn Huygens in The Hague: a courtier in the capital
- Constantijn Huygens and Hofwijck: a courtier as a landscape architect
- Christiaan Huygens: an inventive scientist at Hofwijck
- Hofwijck’s heirs: care and neglect
- Hofwijck in alien hands: division and impending demolition
- Hofwijck in safe hands: a narrow escape
- The restoration of house and garden from 1914 onwards: a long way up
- The restored garden around 2005: a successful reconstruction
- Map of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century
- Genealogical table
- Literature
- Notes
- Origin of images
- Index of personal names
- The authors
- Colophon