The Utility of Splendor
Subtitle: Ceremony, Social Life, and Architecture at the Court of Bavaria, 1600-1800
Contributors: Christian F. Otto (Editor); Mark Ashton (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: February 14, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780226443300
Subjects: European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); Palaces, chateaux, country houses; Social History; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Residential Buildings Architecture; Social Science; History - General History; Sociology; Customs & Traditions; Europe - Germany; History - General; Social Science / Customs & Traditions; 17th century; 18th century; Architecture; Bavaria; Germany; Palaces
First sentence: The rulers of the Middle Ages had been nomads, moving among dwellings scattered throughout their realms with greater or lesser frequency over the course of the year.