Mike Dash - Tulipomania : the story of the world’s most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused

Of all the many debts of gratitude incurred during the writing of this book, the greatest is certainly the one that I owe to my indefatigable research assistant, drs Henk Looijesteijn of Amsterdam. Being both a specialist in the economic history of the Golden Age and himself the son of a long line of bulb growers, drs Looijesteijn could hardly have been better qualified to conduct original research on my behalf in the archives of Haarlem, Amsterdam, and The Hague and to serve as my guide to the copious Dutch literature on the subject. Tulipomania could not have been written without him.

My introduction to drs Looijesteijn came through the courtesy of Henk van Nierop of the University of Amsterdam, himself among the most distinguished historians of the period. Others who assisted me in the Netherlands included Jaap Looijesteijn, bulb grower of Breezand, and drs Daan de Clerq of Amsterdam, who shared information concerning his ancestor Jacques de Clerq.

I am grateful for the help and guidance of my agent, Patrick Walsh, and my editor, Rachel Kahan, whose suggestions substantially improved the quality of my work. Tina Walsh translated some particularly obscure passages of Old Dutch for me. The person who worked longest and hardest to see this book to completion, however, was Penny, who has my thanks and all my love.

Mike Dash
London, June 1999

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M IKE D ASH was a professional historian before becoming a full-time writer. He holds an M.A. from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. from the University of London. He appears regularly on British television and radio and has written articles for The Guardian, The Daily Mail, and the Fortean Times. He is the author of Batavias Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led Historys Bloodiest Mutiny. He lives in London.

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Index to Heerenboek
Manuscript entitled Aanteekeningen van C. J. Gonnet Betreffende deDovestalmanege in de Grote Houstraat, de Schouwburg op het Houtplein, het Stadhuis in de Frase Tijd, Haarlemse Plateelbakkers en Plateelbakkerijen en de Tulpomanie van 16371912

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