In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how the Dutch Republic became the printing capital of Europe during the seventeenth century. While we have covered the VOC, art, and finance, we rarely discuss the ink and paper that fueled it all. We look at figures like Louis Elzevir and the House of Spinoza, and the concept of the Republic of Letters. Discover how Amsterdam’s relative religious tolerance allowed for the publication of banned works from across the continent, turning books into a major export industry. This deep dive into the intellectual infrastructure of the Golden Age reveals why scholars flocked to Dutch cities to print their ideas safely.
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