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The Courts of Europe : politics, patronage and royalty 1400-1800 / edited by A.G. Dickens ; with texts by A.G. Dickens [and others].

Summary:

Traces the histories of twelve European royal courts from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, and looks at the lifestyles, achievements, and relations of the nobility -- Amazon

Record details

  • ISBN: 0500250502
  • ISBN: 9780500250501
  • ISBN: 0070168024
  • ISBN: 9780070168022
  • Physical Description: 335 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, ©1977.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-331) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Monarchy and cultural revival: courts in the Middle Ages / A.G. Dickens -- The courtier: the Renaissance and changing ideals / Sydney Anglo -- The golden age of Burgundy: dukes that outdid kings / C.A.J. Armstrong -- Lorenzo de' Medici: high finance and the patronage of art and learning / E.B. Fryde -- Francis I: prince and patron of the northern Renaissance / R.J. Knecht -- The Austrian Habsburgs: the dynasty as a political institution / R.J.W. Evans -- The Tudors: three contrasts in personality / Neville Williams -- Philip IV of Spain: prisoner of ceremony / John H. Elliott -- Charles I of England: the tragedy of absolutism / Peter W. Thomas -- Urban VIII: the paradox of a spiritual monarchy / Judith A. Hook -- Louis XIV: at the court of the Sun King / Ragnhild Hatton -- Peter the Great: imperial revolutionary? / M.S. Anderson -- Maria Theresa: a reforming monarchy / E. Wangermann -- Louis XV: public and private worlds / J.H. Shennan.
Subject:
Courts and courtiers.
Europe > Kings and rulers.
Europe > Politics and government.
Courts and courtiers.
Kings and rulers.
Politics and government
Europe.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library GT 3510 .C68 1977 2239760 Stacks Available -