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Recommended reading:
Books about Holland, classified according to subject.

Subjects:

Amsterdam
Architecture
Cartography
Ceramic wall plaques
Delftware
Dutch Specialities
Economy
Landscape
Painted glass roundels
Painting
Past Dutch society
Present Dutch society
The Dutch Seaborne Empire (Maritime History)
The Golden Age
Tiles
Tulips
Water
Windmills

Amsterdam

Author	Book title /information
Bleyerveld, Y. and Van Hasselt, L.	Bird’s – Eye View of Amsterdam On the Cusp of the Golden Age Waanders Publishers , Zwolle 2015 ISBN 9789462620391 (English edition) 88 pages

Daalder, R.	The Amsterdam Harbour, 1275-2005 D’ Arts , Amsterdam 2005 ISBN 9074159842 319 pages
Feddes, Frits	A millenium of Amsterdam Spatial history of a marvellous city Toth Publishers, Bussum 2012 ISBN 9789068685954 367 pages
Goossens, E.J.	The Palace of Amsterdam Treasure wrought by chisel and brush Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 2010 ISBN 9789040076954 176 pages
Gosling, P., Nation, F.	Ethnic Amsterdam A complete guide to the city’s faces, places and cultures Vassallucci , Amsterdam 2001 ISBN 9050003087 196 pages
Harinck, G. and Krabbendam, H.	Amsterdam - New York Transnational Relations and Urban Identities since 1653 VU Uitgeverij , Amsterdam 2005 ISBN 9053839550 199 pages
Huisken, J.E	The Royal Palace on the Dam in a historical view Uitgeverij Uniepers, Abcoude 1996 ISBN 9068251708 162 pages
Mak, G	Amsterdam, a brief life of the city. The Harvill Press, London 1999 ISBN 1860465986 338 pages
	The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Paintings of the Golden Age. Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 1997 ISBN 9040099669
Rooi , M de and Pessireron, S	The Rembrandt Guide Travelling the world of the master N&L Publishing , Weesp 2006 ISBN 90 8541021 5 128 pages
Schwarz, G.	The Night Watch Rijksmuseum Amsterdam & Nieuw Amsterdam Publishers ISBN 9784086890385 64 pages

Architecture

Abrahamse, J.E,	Eastern Harbour District Amsterdam Urbanism and Architecture Nai Publishers , Rotterdam 2006 ISBN 90 5662-553-9 232 pages
Casciato, M	The Amsterdam School 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 1996 ISBN 9064502463 251 pages
Dijk, H. van	Twentieth Century Architecture in the Netherlands 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 1999 ISBN 9064503478 189 pages
Lebesque, S	Along Amsterdam’s Waterfront Exploring the architecture of Amsterdam’s Southern IJ Bank Projectmanagement Bureau Amsterdam/Amsterdam Development Corporation Valiz ,Amsterdam 2006 ISBN 13978 9078088-12-7 351 pages

Cartography

Zandvliet, K	Mapping for money. Maps, plans and topographic paintings and their role in Dutch overseas expansion during the 16th and 17th centuries. Batavian Lion International Publishers, Amsterdam 1999. ISBN 9067074543 328 pages

Ceramic wall plaques

Polder, C.
and P.J. Tichelaar

Fired Paintings. Frisian Ceramic wall plaques 1870-1930
Primavera Press, Leyden 1998
ISBN 907431046X
231 pages

Delftware

Aronson, D. and Aronson, R.

Dutch Delftware
Aronson 125 th Anniversary
Aronson Antiquairs of Amsterdam , Amsterdam 2006
ISBN 9789080810846
112 pages

Hook, S.J. van

Discovering Dutch Delftware. Modern Delft and Makkum Pottery
Glenn Park Press, 1998
ISBN 0966501903
136 pages

Gaillard,K.

Made in Holland. The global succes of Dutch ceramics

Waanders Publishers , Zwolle 2018

ISBN 9789462621848

160 pages

Dutch specialities

Pessireron, S .

Dutch Delight

Typical Dutch Food

N en L Publishing, Weesp, 2007

ISBN 978-908541-011-9

128 pages

Economy

Nieuwkerk, M. van

Dutch Golden Glory
The financial power of the Netherlands through the ages
Becht , Haarlem 2006
ISBN 109023011953
224 pages

Landscape

See the Dutch Landscapes Theme !

Blom, A. van der and
S. de Vries

Holland in Paintings. The perception of town and landscape
Holland Book Sales Publishers , Helmond 1995
ISBN 9072088166
184 pages

Heuvel, M. van den en Metz, T.

Nature as Artifice

New Dutch landscapes

Nai Publishers, Rotterdam, 2008

ISBN 978905662028-8

287 pages

Huxley , A

Over Holland in: Along the road
Chatto and Windus Publishers , London 1974

Painted glass roundels

Ritsema van Eck, P.C.

Painted glass roundels from the Netherlands 1480-1560
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam/Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 1999
ISBN 9040093415
104 pages

Painting

Amsterdam, H. van and Voort, P. van der	Paintings: Tulip Fields of Holland / Schilderijen: Hollandse bollenvelden Uitgeverij Lokaal Boek, Sassenheim ISBN 9074707202 107 pages
Dutch Art in the Age of Frans Hals	From the collection of the Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem Publisher : The Tokyo Shimbun , 2003 147 pages (English and Japanese language)
Leeuw, R. de	Van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 1999 ISBN 9066504928 166 pages
Liedtke, W	A view of Delft. Vermeer and his contemporaries Waanders Publishers, Zwolle ISBN 904009490x 356 pages © Waanders Publishers
Linnet, R., Monrad, K. and Rouberg, L.B.	Two Golden Ages. Masterpieces of Dutch and Danish Painting Publishers : Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Statens Museum for Kunst Copenhagen and Waanders Publishers , Zwolle 2001 ISBN 8790096231 183 pages
Nauws, J, and Van de Wijngaard, V.	Following Van Gogh From Zundert to Auvers Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 2003 ISBN 9040088063 144 pages © Waanders Publishers
Rembrandt Art Book	The great Dutch master- his life in paintings Dorley & Kindersley, London, New York, Sydney, 1999 ISBN 9780751307306 143 pages
	Rembrandt by Himself (Exhibition Catalogue) Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis, The Hague and National Gallery Publications , London Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 1999 ISBN 9040093156 279 pages
Schama, S	Rembrandt’s Eyes, Knopf Publishers , New York 1999
Slive, S	Dutch Panting 1600-1800 Pelican History of Art Yale University Press, 1995 ISBN 0300074314 378 pages
Taylor, P	Dutch Flower Painting 1600-1720 Yale University Press ISBN 0300053908 227 pages
	Van Gogh to Mondriaan. Dutch Works on Paper Rijksmuseum Amsterdam/Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 2000 ISBN 9040094179 184 pages
Uitert, E. van	Paintings and Drawings from Etten and Nuenen Van Gogh in Brabant Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 259 pages
Vermeer Art Book	The master of light and composition –his life in paintings Dorley & Kindersley, London, New York, Sydney, 1999 ISBN 9780751307795 143 pages
Willemse, F	Het mysterie van de tulpen schilder / The mystery of the tulip painter Een historisch overzicht van tulpentekeningen en aquarellen van 1550-1750 Uitgeverij Stichting Museum voor de Bollenstreek De Zwarte Tulp , Hillegom ISBN 9080435449 216 pages

Past Dutch society

Israel, J.I	The Dutch Republic. Its Rise, Greatness and Fall. 1477-1806 The Oxford History of Early Modern Europe Paperback edition Clarendon Press Inc., New York 1998 ISBN 019820734-4 1231 pages
Israel, J.I.	The Emergence of Tolerance in the Dutch Republic (Studies in the History of Christian Thought) Volume 76 Brill Academic Publishers, Leyden 1997 ISBN 9004107681
Rietbergen, P.J.A.N	A short history of the Dutch. From prehistory to the present day. Bekking Publishers , Amersfoort 1998 Third completely revised edition ISBN 9061094402

Present Dutch society

See the bicycle parking tours !

Agudo, Shirley	The Dutch and their bikes Scenes from a nation of cyclists Xpat/Scriptum Publishers , Schiedam 2014 ISBN 978-90-55948994 352 pages
De Rooi, M.	The Dutch , I presume ? Icons of the Netherlands N en L Publishing, Weesp, 2007 ISBN 978-908541-012-6 144 pages
De Rooi, Martijn	New Visions of the Netherlands Dutch Publishers, Alphen aan de Rijn 2013 ISBN 978-90-76214-16 128 pages
White,C and L.Bouckle	The Undutchables. An observation of the Netherlands: its culture and its inhabitants. White Bouckle Publications, Lafayette, Colorado, 2000 ISBN 0962500631 264 pages
Horst , H. van der	The Low Sky in pictures, Scriptum Publishers, Schiedam 1996 ISBN 905594114X 143 pages
Horst, H. van der	The Low Sky , Understanding the Dutch The book that makes the Netherlands familiar, Sriptum Publishers , Schiedam 1996 ISBN 9055940399 299 pages
Kers, M.	Holland in Motion (photography), Terra Publishers
Lemmens, F.	Visions of the Netherlands (photography) Dutch Publishers The Ad Agency Alphen 1998
	The Holland Handbook. Your guide to living in the Netherlands Scriptum Publishers, Schiedam ISBN 9055942111 256 pages
Schmitz, J. and Spoelstra, F,	Boat People Lemniscaat , Rotterdam 2013 ISBN 978-90-47705833 275 pages
Van Ditzhuyzen, Reinildis	Dutch Ditz- Manners in The Netherlands H.J.W. Becht BV/J.H.Gottmer , Haarlem 2013 ISBN 978-90-23012597 200 pages
Vossestijn, J.	Dealing with the Dutch The cultural context of business and work in the Netherlands KIT publishers, Amsterdam 2004 ISBN 9068325655 239 pages

The Dutch Seaborne Empire (Maritime History)

Boxer, C.R.	The Dutch in Brasil 1624-1654, Clarendon Press Oxford 1957
Boxer, C.R.	Dutch Seaborne Empire 1600- 1800 Penguin Books 1991 ISBN 0140136185
Bruijn, J.B. and F.S. Gaastra	Ships, sailors and spices. East India Companees and Their Shipping in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Neha Series III Neha, Amsterdam 1993 ISBN 9071617696 208 pages
Bruijn, J.B. , F.S. Gaastra and I .Schoffer	Dutch Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th centuries Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Haque, 1987 ISBN 906890132X
Djambatan, S.A	Dutch power in Ceylon Amsterdam
Gaastra, F.S.	The Dutch East Indies Company Expansion and Decline Walburg Pers, Zutphen 2003 ISBN 978905730241.1 192 pages
Garvey, R.	To Build a ship: The VOC replica ship Duyfken University Western Australia Press 2001 ISBN 1876268573
Israel, J. I	Conflicts of Empires: Spain, the Low Countries and the struggle for World Supremacy 1585-1713 Hambledon Press 1997 ISBN 1852851619
Israel, J.I	Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740 Clarendon Press 1990 484 pages
Jacobs, E	In Pursuit of Pepper and Tea. The story of the Dutch East India Company Walburg Press , Zutphen 1991 ISBN 9057300400 96 pages
Multatuli	Max Havelaar or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company 1995
Nieuwenhuys, R.	Mirror of the Indies: A History of Dutch Colonial Literature Library of the Indies 1999
Schlesinger, A.	Peter Stuyvesant: Dutch Military Leader (Colonial Leaders) 2000
Sullivan, D.	The Punishment of Crimes in Colonial New York The Dutch experience in Albany during the 17th century 1997
Temminck Groll, in cooperation with W. van Alphen MA and with contributions from Ir H.C.A. de Kat, Dr H.C. van Nederveen Meerkerk, Ir L.B. Wevers and assistence from many others	The Dutch overseas; architectural survey; mutual heritage of four Centuries in three continents Zwolle, Waanders, 2002 ISBN 9040087431 478 pages
Venema, J. and Beverwijk, A.	A Dutch village on the American Frontier 1652-1664 Verloren / Sony Press Publishers ISBN 90 6550 7604

The Golden Age

Montias, J.M.,	Art and Auction in the 17 th century Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2002 ISBN 903565914 336 pages
North, M	Art and Commerce in the Dutch Golden Age Yale University Press, New Haven and London 1997 ISBN 0300081316 165 pages
Price, J.L.	The Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century, St. Martins Press, Oxford , 1999 ISBN 0312217323 184 pages
Schama, S	The Embarassment of Richess. An interpretation of Dutch culture in the Golden Age. Fontana Press, London 1991 ISBN 0006861769 698 pages
Suchtelen, A van, and Wheelock, A.K. Jr.	Cityscapes of the Golden Age Waanders Publishers, Zwolle, 2008 ISBN 9789040085499

Tiles

Lemmen, H. van	Delftware Tiles The Overlook Press, Woodstock New York, 1997 ISBN 0879517913 224 pages
Lemmen, H. van	Delftware Tiles Shire Publications ISBN 0747780611 X Princes Risborough UK 2005 48 pages
Pluis, J.	The Dutch Tile .Design and Names 1570-1930 Primavera Press , Leyden, 1998 ISBN 9074310486 696 pages
Roojen, P. van	Traditional Dutch Tile Design The Pepin Press & Agile Rabbit Editions , Amsterdam, 2007 ISBN 9789057680229 144 pages
Schaap, E .B.	Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Prints J.H. Gottmer/H.J.W. Becht Publishers 1994 ISBN 9023008588 183 pages

Tulips

See the Flowers and plants theme page !

Beenakker, J.J.M	Four centuries of flower bulb culture / Vier eeuwen bloembollencultuur Uitgeverij Stichting Museum voor de Bollenstreek De Zwarte Tulp, Hillegom ISBN 90435422 111 pages
Monter, F. and Van der Bent, K.	Enjoying the bulbs ( Genieten van de bollen) Publisher : Genieten van de bollen, 2018 ISBN 97890826899-0-7 208 pages
Leijenhorst, L	Hortus Bulborum, Treasury of historical bulbs / Schatkamer van historische bolgewassen Stichting Uitgeverij Noord-Holland, Wormerveer 2004 ISBN 9789071123740 79 pages
Pavord, A.	The Tulip Bloomsbury Publishing , 2000 ISBN 0747542961 438 pages