When thinking about the creation of “national literature” and “national styles” in art and architecture, most people will associate these developments with the nineteenth century: this period was characterized by the ...

This book explores the co-development of political, social, economic, and artistic networks of Florentines working in the Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg. The social network of these politicians, ...

According to Immanuel Kant geography is the study of space, while history is the study of time (1781/2004). Pushing this classic dictum a bit further, a map is a representation of space which does not show time or ...

Ever since its recovery from the Arabs by Alfonso VI in 1085 and particularly during the 14th and 15th centuries, Toledo became the city concentrating both Castilian political power and the individual noblemen holding it. ...

Porcelain, which was invented by the Chinese in the seventh century, was intensely admired by Europeans in the eighteenth century. In a context of kings and wars the product captivated many noblemen who were entranced by ...

Porcelain, which was invented by the Chinese in the seventh century, was intensely admired by Europeans in the eighteenth century. In a context of kings and wars the product captivated many noblemen who were entranced by ...