The Utility of Splendor: Ceremony, Social Life, and Architecture at the Court of Bavaria, 1600 - 1800

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. Hardcover. White boards, red ill. DJ. xx, 315 pp. 4 color, 40 bw plates. NF / NF. Item #33348
ISBN: 9780226443300

Discusses how, over the years, successive rulers reshaped the architecture of internal space of their residences to reflect changes in the elaborate ceremony that regulated every aspect of daily life at court. Sections include The Residenz in Munich, The Country Houses, Apartments and Sale: Issues of Program and Plan, Elements of Everyday Life, and State Acts: Diplomatic Receptions and Audiences. With numerous appendices and bw plans.

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