Images and ideologies -- Treasure for textiles : the import trade -- Treasure for textiles : the export trade -- First encounter : a false start, 1645-1657 -- From sideshow to main theatre of war, 1658-1669 -- The bitter fruits of war, 1670-1679 -- Splendid isolation, 1680-1690 -- Personalia -- Currency, weights, and measures -- Glossary