Prague : the Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437
Title:
Prague : the Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt.
Publication Information:
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
Physical Description:
xii, 366 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 32 cm.
ISBN:
9781588391612
9781588391629
9780300111385
General Note:
Catalog to an exhibition being held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from September 20, 2005, to January 3, 2006, and at Prague Castle from February 16 to May 21, 2006.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-352) and index.
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Contents:
Charles IV: toward a new imperial style / Jiří Fajt -- Charles IV: the realm of faith / Barbara Drake Boehm -- The circle of Charles IV ; The example of Prague in Europe / Robert Suckale, Jiří Fajt -- Prague as a new capital / Paul Crossley, Zoë Opačić -- Called to create: luxury artists at work in Prague / Barbara Drake Boehm -- The artistic culture of Prague Jewry / Vivian B. Mann -- Wenceslas IV / Barbara Drake Boehm, Jiří Fajt -- The beautiful style / Gerhard Schmidt -- The Hussite Revolution and sacred art / Jan Royt -- Sigismund, the last Luxembourg / Ernó Marosi.