The emperor's old clothes
Subtitle: constitutional history and the symbolic language of the Holy Roman Empire
By: Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger ; translated by Thomas Dunlap
Contributors: Dunlap, Thomas, 1959- translator
Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781782388050; 9781782388067
Subjects: Political customs and rites; Constitutional history; Kings and rulers; Civilization; Symbolic representation
Other titles: Constitutional history and the symbolic language of the Holy Roman Empire
Work titles: Des Kaisers alte Kleider
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-326) and index.
Table of contents: title: Creation and depiction of the Empire: Worms, 1495; title: Cleavage of the sacral community: Augsburg, 1530; title: More strife than ever before: Regensburg, 1653/54; title: Parallel worlds: Frankfurt-Regensburg-Vienna, 1764/65; title: Conclusion: The symbolic logic of the Empire.