Tulipomania The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused [WorldCat Entities]

"A history of the tulip, from its origins in central Asia, to its place as the most coveted commodity in Europe; telling the story of the flower and some of the colorful characters whose lives were entwined with it."@en
"In the 1630s, visitors to the prosperous trading cities of the Netherlands couldn't help but notice that thousands of normally sober, hardworking Dutch citizens from every walk of life were caught up in an extraordinary frenzy of buying and selling. The object of this unprecedented speculation was the tulip, a delicate and exotic Eastern import that had bewitched horticulturists, noblemen, and tavern owners alike."
"A history of the tulip, from its origins in central Asia, to its place as the most coveted commodity in Europe; telling the story of the flower and some of the colorful characters whose lives were entwined with it."
"Follows the plant from the steppes of Central Asia as it headed west into Europe, becoming even more prized by the time it reached the Netherlands."

"Tulipomania the story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused"
"Tulipomania The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused"@en
"Tulpengekte : over de speculatiegolf die de tulp in 17e-eeuws Nederland veroorzaakte"
"Tulipomania : The story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused"
"Tulipomania"
"Tulipomania : the story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused"
"Tulipomania : the story of the world's most coveted flower and the extraordinary passions it aroused"@en

Tulipomania The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused