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Habsburg splendor, masterpieces from Vienna's imperial collections at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, edited by Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner ; with essays by Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner, Franz Pichorner, and Stefan Krause

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Habsburg splendor

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edited by Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner ; with essays by Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner, Franz Pichorner, and Stefan Krause

masterpieces from Vienna's imperial collections at the Kunsthistorisches Museum

"This beautiful book tells the fascinating story of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled most of central Europe, Spain, Belgium, and parts of Italy for nearly six hundred years, from the fifteenth through the twentieth century"--, Provided by publisher

The Imperial Collections and the Kunsthistorisches Museum : From the Origins of the Habsburg Collections to the Modern Museum / Franz Pichorner -- The Habsburgs : Empire and Art / Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner -- "They Call It Royal for Good Reason" : The Tournaments of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance / Stefan Krause -- The Throne on Wheels : Carriages and Sleigh Rides in the Baroque Era / Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner -- The Emperor's Clothes : On the Significance of Uniforms in Nineteenth-Century Society / Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner -- Catalogue of the Exhibition