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Netherlandish Proverbs (Dutch: Nederlandse Spreekwoorden; also called Flemish Proverbs, The Blue Cloak or The Topsy Turvy World) is a 1559 oil -on-oak- panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder that depicts a scene in which humans and, to a lesser extent, animals and objects, offer literal illustrations of Dutch-language proverbs and idioms.
Adagia (singular adagium) is the title of an annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. Erasmus' repository [1]: 102 of proverbs is "one of the most monumental ... ever assembled" (Speroni, 1964, p. 1). The first edition, titled Collectanea Adagiorum, was ...
The first written folklore of the Low Countries Carolingian romances about Charlemagne ("Karel" in Dutch). Karel ende Elegast (Charlemagne and Elegast) is a Middle Dutch epic poem written around the end of the 12th century or early 13th century. It is a Frankish romance of Charlemagne ("Karel") as an exemplary Christian king and his friend ...
t. e. A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. [ 1 ][ 2 ] A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to proverbs and ...
The Basisbibliotheek (Basic Library of Dutch Literature) comprises a list of 1000 works of Dutch Literature important to the cultural heritage of the Low Countries, and is published on the Digital library for Dutch literature (DBNL). Several of these works are lists themselves; such as early dictionaries, lists of songs, recipes, biographies or ...
Some German and Dutch proverbs date from the Sachsenspiegel: German: "Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst" Dutch: "Wie het eerst komt, (die) het eerst maalt" (First come, first served, literally: "Who comes first, grinds first"), which is a rule for the order for grinding of corn by a miller and still is being used as a rule of habit at for instance ...
Original – Pieter Bruegel the Elder's Netherlandish Proverbs, illustrating 100 Dutch idioms and proverbs common in mid-16th century Netherlands. Reason High resolution, striking, immense EV, used throughout the encyclopedia. Articles in which this image appears Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and 6 more. FP category for this ...
Mineke Schipper (née Wilhelmina Janneke Josepha de Leeuw; born 6 December 1938 in Polsbroek) is a Dutch author of non-fiction and fiction. [1] As a scholar she is best known for her work on comparative literature mythologies and intercultural studies. [2]