The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague
- ISBN-10
- 1844135373
- ISBN-13
- 9781844135370
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Author
- Peter H. Marshall
Description
In the late 16th century philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians flocked to Prague to work under the patronage of Rudolf II. What resulted was a golden age of peace and creativity before the onset of the Thirty Years' War, and the story of a man more interested in great minds than in the exercise of his power.
