期刊名称：De Zeventiende Eeuw: Cultuur in de Nederlanden in Interdisciplinair Perspectief
印刷版ISSN：0921-142X
电子版ISSN：2212-7402
出版年度：2013
卷号：29
期号：2
页码：206-227
DOI：10.18352/dze.9404
摘要：In the Nederlantsche antiquiteyten (1613) by Richard Verstegen, the national past, and especially the conversion of the Low Countries by St. Willibrord, is used as ammunition for a Counter-Reformation argument. Precisely this shift of the theological discussion to the historical domain provided Verstegen with the means for an effective authorization of his arguments (including citations, truth claims and self-presentation as a critical investigator). In addition, Verstegen made smart use of the iconography of St. Willibrord on the title page of the work. He thus created a vivid image that would facilitate the recollection of the text's main arguments.
