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Chambers of
rhetoric (Dutch:
rederijkerskamers) were
dramatic societies in the Low Countries.
Their members were
called Rederijkers (singular Rederijker)...
- Amsterdam.
During the
later part of the 16th century, Amsterdam's
Rederijkerskamer (Chamber of rhetoric)
organised contests between different Chambers...
- so-called
precursors of
modern theatre organized themselves into '
rederijkerskamers',
which can be
compared to
theater companies. At that time, there...
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activity were town
militia (Dutch: schutterij) and
chambers of
rhetoric (
rederijkerskamer). The
former were
created for town
defence and policing, but also served...
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standardization by up to
several hundred years. In the 16th century, the "
rederijkerskamers" (learned,
literary societies founded throughout Flanders and Holland...
- of his
paintings have survived. In 1611 he
became a
member of the
rederijkerskamer d'Eglantier,
where he was an
active member and
became friends with...
- Puy of France, the
Meistersingers of the Holy
Roman Empire, or the
Rederijkerskamers of the Netherlands, all of
which also
organized eisteddfod-like contests...
- of festivals.
During the
later part of the 16th century,
Amsterdams Rederijkerskamer (Chamber of Rhetoric)
organized contests between different Chambers...
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practiced mural painting. Of
special note is the
painting Optocht van de
rederijkerskamer "De Violieren" in 1539 (Procession of the
Chamber of
Rhetoric "The...
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important and
central figure of the
cultural scene there and
member of the
rederijkerskamer De
Eglantier with as
slogan "In
liefde bloeiende" ("Blossoming in love")...
