| A History of Brewing in Holland, 900-1900: Economy, Technology and the State Contributor(s): Unger, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004120378 ISBN-13: 9789004120372 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $301.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: This book offers a comprehensive history of brewing in Holland from the beginnings of large scale production at the end of the first millennium through medieval expansion, the boom of the Renaissance, and the disastrous decline of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It closes with the revival of the industry in the era of industrialization. Major technical innovations, from Germany, in the fourteenth and again in the nineteenth century, made it possible for brewing to take a leading role in the Dutch economy. The adaptation of those improvements went on always under the careful supervision of the state. Relying on the extensive records of urban and provincial governments the author traces the cooperation as well as tension between brewers and public authorities spanning one thousand years. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General - History - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 663.420 |
| LCCN: 2001035047 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 8.56" W x 11.62" (4.05 lbs) 428 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book offers a comprehensive history of brewing in Holland from the beginnings of large scale production at the end of the first millennium through medieval expansion, the boom of the Renaissance, and the disastrous decline of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It closes with the revival of the industry in the era of industrialization. Major technical innovations, from Germany, in the fourteenth and again in the nineteenth century, made it possible for brewing to take a leading role in the Dutch economy. The adaptation of those improvements went on always under the careful supervision of the state. Relying on the extensive records of urban and provincial governments the author traces the cooperation as well as tension between brewers and public authorities spanning one thousand years. |