Author: Boers, Onno; Roegholt, Richter; Ploeg, P. W. van der; Palmkoeck, Els; Vereniging Vrienden van Amsterdamse Gevelstenen
Call no: 729.5 EVE
Year: [199-]
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After fire destroyed Amsterdam's wooden houses in 1452 brick buildings became compulsory and gable stones replaced the old hanging signboards. These usually depicted the house owner's name or profession. Some 600 stones remain today.
