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| Author | Timothy Brook |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Press, Profile Books |
Publication date | 26 December 2007, 16 July 2009 |
| Publication place | London, England |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp. |
| ISBN | 1-59691-444-0 (hardback), ISBN 1-84668-120-0 (paperback) |
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World is a book by the Canadian historian Timothy Brook, in which he explores the roots of world trade in the 17th century through six paintings by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer.[1] It focuses especially on growing ties between Europe and the rest of the world and the impact of China on the world, during what Brook sees as an "age of innovation" and improvisation.[2]
- ^ Conrad, Peter (29 June 2008). "A time when every picture told a story". The Observer. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Roberts, Russ (19 February 2008). "Brook on Vermeer's Hat and the Dawn of Global Trade (audio podcast)". Library of Economics and Liberty: EconTalk. Retrieved 22 January 2010.