DELFT

dĕlft, city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands. It has varied industries and is noted for its ceramics (china, tiles, and pottery) known as delftware. Founded in the 11th cent. and chartered in 1246, Delft was an important commercial center until superseded (17th cent.) by Rotterdam. The aspect of old Delft has changed little since Jan Vermeer, who was born and lived there (17th cent.), painted his famous View of Delft. The city's notable buildings include a 13th-century Gothic church (Oude Kerk); the Gothic Nieuwe Kerk (15th cent.), with the tombs of William the Silent, who was assassinated in Delft, and the humanist Hugo Grotius, who was born there; and the 17th-century town hall. Delft has a technical university.

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books on: Delft  - 1663 results

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Johannes Vermeer, Painter of Delft, 1632-1675
Book by P. T. A. Swillens; Spectrum, 1950
Subjects: Delft (Netherlands)--Biography, Painters--Netherlands--Biography, Vermeer, Johannes--1632-1675
...25. The Art of Painting. Vienna, Museum. Plate 26. Street in Delft former Old Women's House on the Voldersgracht at Delft . Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum. Plate 27. View of Delft. The Hague, Mauritshuis. Plate 28. Girl's Head. The Hague...
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Giants of Delft: Johannes Vermeer and the Natural Philosophers : The Parallel Search for Knowledge during the Age of Discovery
Book by Robert D. Huerta; Bucknell University Press, 2003
Subjects: Art And Science--History--17th Century, Leeuwenhoek, Antoni Van--1632-1723, Vermeer, Johannes--1632-1675
...Wheelock, Perspective, Optics, and Delft Artists, 292-93. Wheelock does note...used a camera obscura to create View of Delft, but rather the paintings resem- blance...Wheelock, Perspective, Optics, and Delft Artists, 292; Whee- lock, Vermeer and...
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Painting of the Golden Age: A Biographical Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century European Painters
Book by Adelheid M. Gealt; Greenwood Press, 1993
Subjects: Painters--Europe--Biography--Dictionaries, Painting, Modern--17th-18th Centuries--Europe--Dictionaries
...Wright 1978. VLIET, Hendrick Cornelisz van Delft 1611/2-1675 , Dutch. Together with...architectural painter of note active in Delft during the seventeenth century. A pupil...the Oude Kerk and the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft. ADDITIONAL WORKS: Amsterdam , R, View...
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Dutch Painting in the Seventeenth Century
Book by Madlyn Millner Kahr; Icon Editions, 1993
Subjects: Painting, Dutch, Painting, Modern--17th-18th Centuries--Netherlands
...been established in former convents in Delft as early as 1592. They provided some work...heights until after the great school of Delft painting had already made its presence known. Though economic conditions in Delft in the middle of the century would not...
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Vermeer
Book by Phillip L. Hale, Frederick W. Coburn, Ralph T. Hale; Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1937
Subjects: Vermeer, Johannes--1632-1675
...Johannes, junior, 45 ; disappeared from Delft, 41 ; took oath regarding property...granddaughter of the artist, 46 "Vermeer of Delft," Lucas , 111 Vermeer, Reynier Janssoon, father of Jan Vermeer, of Delft, 23 , 24 ; mention of his portrait...
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Delft U. Builds Innovation Hub
Journal article by John Blau; Research Technology Management, Vol. 52, 2009
Subjects: Delft Netherlands, Engineering schools, Startups, Technological change, University research
Delft U. Builds Innovation Hub by John Blau Delft, the Dutch city famous for its locally manufactured blue...hub. A new technology cluster is emerging in and around the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), one of three technical...
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Women as Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Seventeenth-Century Holland: Criminal Cases of Rape, Incest, and Maltreatment in Rotterdam and Delft
Journal article by Manon Van Der Heijden; Journal of Social History, Vol. 33, 2000
Subjects: Conjugal violence--History, Sex crimes--History
...INCEST, AND MALTREATMENT IN ROTTERDAM AND DELFT. by Manon van der Heijden Historical research...the judicial records of Rotterdam and Delft were examined. 2 The sentences and the...19 During the seventeenth century in Delft and Rotterdam, fourteen men were accused...
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Netherlands University Evolves with RDMS
Journal article; T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), Vol. 18, 1991
Subjects: Ingres (DBMS)--Usage, Ingres--Products, University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands)--Automation
...lists. The University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands, is no exception to this trend. UT Delft is the Netherlands largest technical university...organization." Ten years ago, the UT Delft Computing Center supplied the university...
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The Instructor as Stagehand: Dutch Student Responses to PowerPoint
Journal article by Wim Blokzijl, Roos Naeff; Business Communication Quarterly, Vol. 67, 2004
Subjects: Business communication--Research, Business communication--Study and teaching, Delft University of Technology--Study and teaching, Presentation graphics software--Usage, Presentation software--Usage
...the results of a survey of students at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands...flabby lectures. Almost simultaneously, Delft University of Technology professor Salomon...three-phase survey of 69 students at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands...
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Meeting Report: Validation of Toxicogenomics-Based Test Systems: ECVAM-ICCVAM/NICEATM Considerations for Regulatory Use
Journal article by Raffaella Corvi, Hans-Jurgen Ahr, Silvio Albertini, David H. Blakey, Libero Clerici, Sandra Coecke, George R. Douglas, Laura Gribaldo, John P. Groten, Bernd Haase, Karen Hamernik, Thomas Hartung, Tohru Inoue, Ian Indans, Daniela Maurici, George Orphanides, Diana Rembges, Susanna-Assunta Sansone, Jason R. Snape, Eisaku Toda, Weida Tong, Joost H. Van Delft, Brenda Weis, Leonard M. Schechtman; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 114, 2006
Subjects: Genomics--Analysis, Genomics--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Genomics--Reports
...Jason R. Snape , Eisaku Toda , Weida Tong , Joost H. van Delft , Brenda Weis , Leonard M. Schechtman This is the report of...13) Eisaku Toda, (14) Weida Tong, (15) Joost H. van Delft, (16) Brenda Weis, (17) and Leonard M. Schechtman (18...
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Vermeer and Delft: Art Master's Town Retains Its Charm
Magazine article by Harvey Hagman; World and I, Vol. 20, February 2005
Subjects: Delft, Netherlands--Description and travel, Delft, Netherlands--History, Historic sites, Painters (Artists)--Biography, Painters--Biography, Vermeer, Jan--Works, Web sites, Web sites (World Wide Web)
Vermeer and Delft: Art Masters Town Retains Its Charm. by Harvey Hagman Harvey...of Orange, known as William the Silent, was assassinated in Delft and was buried here. Delft owes its name to the word "delving" or the digging of its oldest...
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The Master of Delft
Magazine article by Aleksandr Kushner; The Antioch Review, Vol. 59, Winter 2001
Subjects: Delft, Netherlands--Portrayals, Dutch painting--Criticism and interpretation, Landscape painting--Criticism and interpretation, Painting, Dutch--Criticism and interpretation, Vermeer, Jan--Criticism and interpretation
The Master of Delft. by ALEKSANDR KUSHNER TRANSLATED BY DINARA...had abandoned years ago--on Vermeer of Delft. --M. Proust Let me ask those who love...the piece of yellow wall in his A View of Delft--while deciphering the mystery of this...
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Design Management Education at the Delft University of Technology
Magazine article by Jan Buijs; Design Management Review, Vol. 18, Summer 2007
Subjects: Core curriculum, Delft Technical University-Netherlands, Industrial design, Netherlands, Vocational schools
Design Management Education at the Delft University of Technology by Jan Buijs The Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (Delft IDE), an institute of the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, is one...
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Delft Touch
Magazine article by Paul Bonaventura; New Statesman, Vol. 130, July 2, 2001
Subjects: Painting, Dutch--Exhibitions, Vermeer, Johannes--Exhibitions
Delft touch by Paul Bonaventura Vermeer is regarded...making in Britain, and with "Vermeer and the Delft School", a major facet of the Golden Age...Wings tenth anniversary. "Vermeer and the Delft School" includes 74 paintings and seven...
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Dutch Master from Delft
Magazine article by Stephen Goode; Insight on the News, Vol. 17, September 24, 2001
Subjects: Artists, Danish--Conduct of life, Vermeer, Johannes--Conduct of life
Dutch Master from Delft by Stephen Goode There are only 35 extant...Vermeers The Art of Painting and A View of Delft are listed among the greatest paintings...Rembrandt van Rijn. In Vermeer: A View of Delft (Henry Holt, $27.50,272 pp), the...
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newspaper articles on: Delft  - 231 results

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Quaint Delft Paints Picture of Dutch Life
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 17, 2011
Subjects: News agencies, The Associated Press
Quaint Delft Paints Picture of Dutch Life. Byline: Emily Fredrix Associated Press DELFT, Netherlands You dont have to be in Delft long to see what inspired Johannes Vermeer. Meandering up and down countless bridges that stretch over canals...
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Holiday Mercury: Take Pot Luck and Go Dutch in Delft
Newspaper article by Graham Hill; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), March 19, 2000
Holiday Mercury: Take Pot Luck and Go Dutch in Delft. by Graham Hill DELFT may not be the first name that springs to mind when...books at school. Flat land, small canals and bikes - Delft is as Dutch as a pair of clogs. The town has a history...
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Delft Touch for a Pounds 100,000 Ride
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 24, 2006
Delft Touch for a Pounds 100,000 Ride. Cyclists who started fundraising when...static exercise bike on board our ferry, then pedalling through Holland to Delft. "Weve planned a big party there. The riders will be treated to a civic...
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We're Home and Dry; (1) 2008 Higher Ground: From Now on, the Front Door Will Be Reached by Steps (2) 2007 Starting Point: In April Last Year, Delft Cottage Was in a Dip (3) Moving Up: Alan and Jill
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 7, 2008
...2007 Starting Point: In April Last Year, Delft Cottage Was in a Dip (3) Moving Up...results and hope to spend many years in Delft Cottagewithout worrying about every downpour...original estimate to repair the flooddamage. Delft Cottage is steeped in history. It was...
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FREE FREE A Beautiful Festive Bulb Basket Worth ?10; BARGAINS: Topiary Squirrel, Multi-Bloomed Amaryllis, Bonsai Tree and Silk Flowers CHOOSE FROM: Delft Blue Hyacinths, 'Ziva' Paperwhites or Narcissus and Muscari
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 26, 2008
Subjects: Gardens
...Bloomed Amaryllis, Bonsai Tree and Silk Flowers CHOOSE FROM: Delft Blue Hyacinths, Ziva Paperwhites or Narcissus and Muscari...deliciously fragrant, white Ziva paperwhite bulbs, six elegant delft-blue hyacinths or a mixture of golden narcissus Tete a Tete...
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encyclopedia articles on: Delft  - 16 results

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Delft
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DELFT delft, city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands...known as delftware. Founded in the 11th cent. and chartered in 1246, Delft was an important commercial center until superseded (17th cent.) by Rotterdam...
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Vermeer, Jan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and landscape painter. He was born in Delft, where he spent his entire life. He was also known as Vermeer of Delft and as Jan or Johannes van der Meer...Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna); View of Delft (The Hague); Soldier and Laughing Girl...
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Delftware
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...imitations of Chinese and Japanese porcelain were made at Delft in the 17th cent. Delft was important as a pottery center from the mid...By 1850 little of the industry survived. The name delft is also often applied to the wares of similar nature...
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Tile
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...especially applied in the external decoration of domes. At Delft, Holland, tile manufacturing began early in the 16th cent...numbers of factories were making the celebrated blue-and-white Delft tiles, which enjoyed great popularity in N Europe and were...
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Mierevelt, Michiel Janszen Van
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...was court painter to the house of Orange, working chiefly in Delft and at The Hague. Mierevelt had many pupils and assistants...manner of his father. His Anatomy Lesson is in the hospital at Delft. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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