Table of Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Studies in Early Modernity in the Netherlands 2
3. Table of Contents 7
4. List of Figures and Photographic Credits 9
5. Acknowledgements 13
6. Introduction 15
7. 1. Vijverhof and the Pursuit of Nature 29
8. 2. Vijverhof in Context 67
9. 3. Vijverhof as a Space of Knowledge Creation, Exchange, and Relationships 91
10. 4. Becoming Flora Batava 127
11. 5. Flora Batava in Context 171
12. 6. The Bloemenboek and Block’s Watercolours: Self-Fashioning at the Intersection of Art and Science 207
13. 7. The Bloemenboek as a Meeting Place and Visual Manifestation of Agnes Block’s Artistic Network 243
14. Conclusion 263
15. Appendix A 267
16. Bibliography 271
17. Index 297