The Mercurial Emperor - The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague

Informationen zum Autor Dr Peter Marshall has written widely on cultural and intellectual history and is the author of more than a dozen books translated into eleven languages, including The Philosopher's Stone: A Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy , World Astrology and Europe's Lost Civilization. His travel writing includes the books Around Africa and Celtic Gold . He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society. Klappentext In the late 16th century the greatest philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians of the day flocked to Prague to work under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, an emperor more interested in the great minds of his times than in the exercise of his immense power. Zusammenfassung In the late 16th century the greatest philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians of the day flocked to Prague to work under the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, an emperor more interested in the great minds of his times than in the exercise of his immense power.

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• Autori: Peter Marshall
• Editore: Pimlico
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.08.2007
• EAN: 9781844135370
• ISBN: 978-1-84413-537-0
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Eastern Europe, HISTORY / Europe / Austria & Hungary, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: Renaissance