Philip II of Spain and the Architecture of Empire / / Laura Fernández-González.
Philip II of Spain was a major patron of the arts, best known for his magnificent palace and royal mausoleum at the Monastery of San Lorenzo of El Escorial. However, neither the king’s monastery nor his collections fully convey the rich artistic landscape of early modern Iberia. In this book, Laura...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 45 color/42 b&w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Philip II of Spain, Architecture, and Visual Circulations
- 1. “A World, an Empire, Under Construction”: Domestic Architecture and Spanish Imperial Authority
- 2. Ruling an Empire Through Paper: Architecture and the Simancas Archive
- 3. The Global Empire and Its Circulations: Philip II and the Iberian Union
- 4. On History and Fame: Philip II’s Kingly Image and the Spanish Monarchy
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index