Magnificence in the seventeenth century : performing splendour in Catholic and Protestant contexts
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Notes on the Editors -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 Traditions of Thought on Magnificence -- Chapter 1 Early Modern Readings of Aristotle's Theory of Magnificence in the Ethics -- Chapter 2 Medieval Background to...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Boston : BRILL,
2020
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Intersections Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | Arts and society Magnificence Europe-Civilization-17th century Arts and society-Europe-History-17th century Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (398 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Illustrations -- Notes on the Editors -- Notes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 Traditions of Thought on Magnificence -- Chapter 1 Early Modern Readings of Aristotle's Theory of Magnificence in the Ethics -- Chapter 2 Medieval Background to Magnificence in Habsburg Spain: King Solomon as Enduring Exemplar of Divine Worship -- Chapter 3 Magnificence between Effect of Power and Power of Effect -- Part 2 The Court and Aristocracy -- Chapter 4 The Hall of Realms, a Space for Royal Magnificence -- Chapter 5 Magnificence, Power, and Private Finance in the Seventeenth Century: Flavio Orsini and Marie-Anne de La Trémoille, between Rome and Paris (1675-1686) -- Chapter 6 The Magnificence of the Royal Household and Royal Sites: The Case of the Spanish Monarchy -- Chapter 7 Educating Magnificence: Juan Eusebio Nieremberg on Ascesis and Splendour in his Manual for the Reales Estudios of the Colegio Imperial at Madrid -- Part 3 Architecture -- Chapter 8 Building Magnificence in the Dutch Golden Age: the Amsterdam Town Hall -- Chapter 9 Maiestate Tantum: Spiritual Magnificence at the Cappella dei Principi -- Chapter 10 Magnificence Exemplified: the Restoration of the Old St. Paul's London -- Chapter 11 Magnificent! Gaspar Fagel's Plant Collection at Leeuwenhorst -- Part 4 Performance -- Chapter 12 Magnificence and Atticism in Seventeenth-Century Venice -- Chapter 13 Magnificence and Regality in Milanese Celebratory Sets: The Birth of Balthasar Charles and Exequies in the Epoch of Philip IV -- Chapter 14 The Ducal Stage: Festive Culture and the Display of Magnificence in Seventeenth-Century Württemberg -- Chapter 15 The Libertine Subversion of the Masque: The Case of John Wilmot's Lucina's Rape. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (398 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789004436800 9004436804 9789004432642 9004432647 |