Does anybody on the list know of any recent work on
the history of taverns or drinking in the Dutch
Republic, that is to say the 17th and 18th centuries.
I know Hermesdorf’s “De Herberg in de Nederlanden”
(Assen, 1957), but that largely deals with the
14th-16th centuries, and only occasionally veers into
the 17th. Jansen’s once much cited “De Eeuwige Kroeg”
(Meppel, 1976) actually contains very little on the
Netherlands as such, but deals with the phenomenon of
drinking places in Europe in a general way from
antiquity to the 20th century. There is a lengthy
two-part article on “Oud-Rotterdamsch Kroegleven”
(1944-45), which is the only work specifically
dedicated to this topic that I know of. Of course,
many modern Dutch social historians -- such as van
Deursen, Spierenburg, Roodenburg and van de Pol --
deal incidentally with taverns and drinking in their
work, but I am hoping to find something more detailed
and specific. 

A search in the bibliographies of this group’s website
hasn’t revealed anything but a recent work on
temperance, which seems to be more geared towards the
19th century. I’ve often been intrigued by this
(seeming) lack of interest by Dutch historians in this
topic, especially considering the enormous amount of
work done by their English and German colleagues on
this, and especially for this period. And, taking into
account that the Dutch were considered to be very hard
drinkers by most other European nations in the early
modern era. 

Any help would be very much appreciated, 
with thanks,

Gerald Groenewald 

PS. I forgot to mention that in the recent spate of
publications on the history of food in the
Netherlands, one can occasionally find something on
drinking as well. 



        	
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