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

ISBN-13: 9781844135370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 288 str.

Peter Marshall

Opis

First published under the title "The Theatre of the World", this work is a portrait of the crucible of magic, science and religion at the court of the doomed dreamer Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague. It is filled with angels and devils, high art and low cunning, talismans and stars.