Embodiments of Power
Building Baroque Cities in Europe
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2008
Summary
The period of the baroque (late sixteenth to mid-eighteenth centuries) saw extensive reconfiguration of European cities and their public spaces. Yet, this transformation cannot be limited merely to signifying a style of art, architecture, and decor. Rather, the dynamism, emotionality, and potential for grandeur that were inherent in the baroque style developed in close interaction with the need and desire of post-Reformation Europeans to find visual expression for the new political, confes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845454333 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1845454332 |
| Author: | Franz A.J. Szabo, Gary B. Cohen |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 535g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Austrian and Habsburg Studies |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This collection is distinguished by richness of content. Indeed, it offers, in addition to a rich historical analysis, an analysis of documentary materials derived from careful research in various European archives and libraries. There also is a rich and comprehensive bibliography and a useful index.” · Canadian Journal of History
”…this collection contains a good bibliography; and its essays may provide useful points of introduction both for scholars and for advanced students.” · Austrian History Yearbook
About The Author
Franz A.J. Szabo
Gary B. Cohen is director of the Center for Austrian Studies and professor of history at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He teaches modern Central European social and political history and has published numerous articles and essays as well as two books in these areas.
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