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The Dutch Tulip Mania: The World’s First Speculative Bubble “Our Descendants doubtless will laugh at the human insanity of our Age, that in our times the Tulip-flowers have been so revered”. Introduction The words of Theodorus Schrevelius, a historian from Harlem writing in 1648, summarize the overriding narrative that has been perpetuated about the Dutch tulip mania: a period of economic insanity resulting in a profound crash when the price of tulip bulbs in the Netherlands plummeted in 1637. Many contemporaneous and contemporary historians have regarded the Dutch tulip mania of the 17th century as the first documented nationwide speculative bubble. Over a period of a few months during 1936 to 1937, the price of tulip bulbs rose to unprecedented levels as individuals across the country speculated on the prices of tulips in the tulip market. As 19th century British writer Charles Mackay commented, “the population, even in its lowest dregs, embarked in the tulip trade… nobles, citizens, farmers mechanics, seamen, footmen, maidservants, chimneysweeps and old clothes-women, dabbled in tulips”. The tulip had been introduced into Europe by Conrad Gesner in the year 1559, and hailed from Constantinople in modern day Turkey. However, it soon became a nationwide obsession among the Dutch, as widespread demand inflated the prices of tulip bulbs. Most famously, Mackay noted that the prices of a single rare tulip bulb could range somewhere between 1,200 florins to 5,500, equivalent…

Jaynee Claire Hill Ms. Gourd Pre-AP 10th ELA March 27, 2018 The Hiding Place Scary. Life-Changing. Impactful. In The Hiding Place, Jewish culture was represented tremendously. The Hiding Place is a true story written by Corrie Ten Boom. Corrie was born April 15, 1892. She was the youngest child of two sisters Nollie and Betsie and one brother Willem. She had to train to be a watchmaker in Holland and was the first woman to do this also. Her father, Casper…

The contrasting and comparing Frans Hals’ “The Women Regents of the Old Men’s Home in Haarlem and Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp” is like fastening a window to a mirror set at an angle reflecting the occupant of the room and the figures of the passers-by. Nevertheless, had Hals and Rembrandt set up such a mirrors in their studio windows, at Haarlem and Amsterdam, in the middle of the seventeenth century, fixing the reflections by some magical progression, the end results are something…

“looking at View of Haarlem one is struck by its rich visual detail. The cumulous clouds are depicted with meteorological accuracy. The famous linen-bleaching fields are laid out with precision.”() The The view of haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen was painted by Ruisdael. This painting was an art work done with oil on canvas. The portrait is approximate 22” X 24 ¼” and was from the period of Dutch Baroque about the year 1670 from the book. The painting is 2/3 sky and 1/3 land. The sky is filled…

With the rise of the open market, many people desired to have paintings of their own experiences and surroundings, leading to the rise in popularity of still-lifes and landscapes. Landscapes, which were once considered lowly paintings, were now the staple of seventeenth-century dutch painting. One such example of Dutch landscape painting, is Jacob von Ruisedals, View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds. Throughout his career as a painters, Jacob van Ruisdael completed many paintings of Haarlem,…

Harlem got its name by a neighborhood with a rich artistic and cultural history, the origins of its name are muted. Harlem is a modification of the name Haarlem a city in the Netherlands. In 1658 Peter Stuyvesant the director general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (Niew Nederland) founded the settlement of new Haarlem in the northern part of Manhattan Island as an outpost of New Amsterdam at the southern tip of the island. With layoffs and foreclosure, increased economic tensions…

Multiple Choice (11-20) In what city is the Beje, the house the ten Booms lived in, located? Munich b. Haarlem c. Brabant d. Hamburg Who taught Corrie the game of Solitaire? Father b. Tante Jans c. Frau Mikes d. Meyer Mossel What material was the deck of cards made out of that Corrie used to play solitaire? Toilet Paper b. Plastic c. Cloth …

Maurits Cornelis Escher is one of the world's most famous artist. Escher created unique and enchanting works of art that "explore and exhibit a wide range of mathematical ideas" (Smith). Escher was born in 1898 in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Escher was born as the youngest and fourth son of a civil engineer. According to Smith, Escher's family planned for him to "follow his father's career of architecture". After failing his high school exams, Escher eventually was enrolled in the School of…

Place, an inspiring nonfiction novel written by Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom with the help of John and Elizabeth Sherrill, describes Corrie’s personal experience as a prisoner during World War II. Over two million copies of The Hiding Place have been sold, and countless readers—myself included—have been inspired by this true story. This book tells of the trials and tests the God-fearing ten Boom family faced, and how they continued to do what they felt led by God to do despite their desperate…

The story The Hiding Place is narrated by Corrie ten-Boom. She talked about the trials her family, the ten-Boom family, went through during World War ll. The ten-Booms live in Haarlem, Holland in a house known as the Beje. The book begins with the ten Boom family celebrating the 100th anniversary of the watch shop. In the next few chapters, Corrie talks about her childhood and glad-hearted mother, and the three aunts who once lived in the Beje. After the deaths of Corrie's mother and aunts, it…