Rudolf II--Habsburg heir, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary, Germany, and the Romans--is one of history's great characters, and yet he remains largely an unknown figure. His reign (1576-1612) roughly mirrored that of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and while her famous court is widely recognized as a sixteenth century Who's Who, Rudolf 's collection of mathematicians, alchemists, artists, philosophers and astronomers--among them the greatest and most subversive minds of the time--was no less prestigious and perhaps even ...
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Rudolf II--Habsburg heir, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary, Germany, and the Romans--is one of history's great characters, and yet he remains largely an unknown figure. His reign (1576-1612) roughly mirrored that of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and while her famous court is widely recognized as a sixteenth century Who's Who, Rudolf 's collection of mathematicians, alchemists, artists, philosophers and astronomers--among them the greatest and most subversive minds of the time--was no less prestigious and perhaps even more influential. Driven to understand the deepest secrets of nature and the riddle of existence, Rudolf invited to his court an endless stream of genius--Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, German mathematician Johannes Kepler, English magus John Dee, Francis Bacon, and mannerist painter Giuseppe Archimboldo among many others. Prague became the artistic and scientific center of the known world--an island of intellectual tolerance between Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. Combining the wonders and architectural beauty of sixteenth century Prague with the larger than-life characters of Rudolf's court, Peter Marshall provides an exciting new perspective on the pivotal moment of transition between medieval and modern, when the foundation was laid for the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN: 9780802715517.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; First U.S. Edition stated. Full number line. Book and dust jacket solid VG/near fine. Dust jacket now in Brodart.
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Fine in fine jacket. Walker & Company, c2006. first printing. 276pp., index, bibliography, black and white illustrations. 8vo. Fne bright looks unread hardcover, fine unblemished d/j.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Minor rubbing to extremities of boards and dust jacket. Inconspicuous Scotch tape repair at upper front corner of jacket. Light penciling and marginalia throughout text. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.