Antwerp: The Glory Years - Michael Pye

Even before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp. Michael Pye sets out to rediscover the city that was lost and bring its wilder days to life using every kind of clue: novels, paintings, songs, schoolbooks, letters and the archives of Venice, London and the Medici. He builds a picture of a city haunted by fire, plague and violence, but learning how to be a power in its own right in the world after feudalism. This is the Antwerp which was the proud 'exception' to all of Europe.

Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288