Pye, Michael
Antwerp: The Glory Years
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141982465
- author:
- Pye, Michael
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Western,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Antwerp: The Glory Years In the 16th century, Antwerp was a city like no other. A dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world, it was a place where anything could happen. From killer bankers to easy kisses, and a market in secrets, Antwerp was a city that broke rules - religious, sexual, intellectual. For half a century, it was the epicentre of change. The city was home to a remarkable woman who led the grandest banking family in Europe, and a man who reinvented ideas of what money meant. Another artist, Pieter Bruegel, captured the city's essence in his painting, The Tower of Babel. But when Antwerp rebelled against the Spanish and lost, its true history was buried and rewritten. Michael Pye sets out to rediscover the city that was lost, using every kind of clue to bring its wilder days to life.
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