The city & the crown
Subtitle: Vienna and the imperial court, 1600-1740
By: John P. Spielman.
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: West Lafayette, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Vienna (Austria) -- History.; Austria -- Court and courtiers.
Other titles: City and the crown.
Description: Spielman presents the role of the Habsburg court in the rise of Vienna the early modem period. His study clearly shows the extraordinarily complex web of interrelationships and interdependencies between the court, its servants, and the city as each strove to protect its privileges.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-248) and index.