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- catalog abstract "This is the first cultural history of Baroque Dresden, the capital of Saxony and the most important Protestant territory in the Empire from mid-sixteenth to early-eighteenth century. It shows how the art patronage of the Electors fits into the intellectual climate of the age and investigates its political and religious context. Lutheran church music and architecture, the influence of Italy, and alchemy are among the colorful subjects that come into play.".
- catalog contributor b12501285.
- catalog coverage "Dresden (Germany) Civilization.".
- catalog coverage "Dresden (Germany) Court and courtiers.".
- catalog coverage "Dresden (Germany) Intellectual life.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-296) and index.".
- catalog description "The Lutheran Legacy: The Albertine Electors and Protestant Court Culture -- The Electoral burial chapel at Freiberg -- Sectarian tournaments -- Lutheran sacred music -- the 'historia' -- Biblical drama -- Johann Georg II and the 'Joseph' plays -- Dedekind and the biblical semi-opera -- The Italian Ideal: The Sixteenth-Century Reception of Italian Culture -- Italian artists in Dresden -- The new stables and portrait gallery (1586) -- Arms, armour and Italian horsemanship -- The tournament and Italian influence -- Princely education and 'civil conversation' -- Johann Georg I's Italian journey (1601) and its Dresden legacy -- The Management of Knowledge: The Dresden Collections -- Their Origin and Development -- Early modern collecting -- The original Dresden Kunstkammer -- Elector August's Library -- The Electoral Library in the seventeenth century -- The Kunstkammer under Christian I and Christian II -- Johann Georg I's Kunstkammer -- Storage and inventorisation of the collections -- The Secrets of the Heavens and the Earth: Alchemy, Mining and Astrology at the Dresden Court -- Early modern alchemy in the Empire -- Princely patrons of alchemy in the Empire -- Alchemy in Dresden -- the theory -- Alchemical practice at the Dresden court -- Mining and astrology in court festivals -- The Fabrication of an Image: Johann Georg II's Self-presentation -- Johann Georg II's emergence as Jason (1650) -- The Riesensaal and the ballet of 1653 -- Johann Georg II as Knight of St George -- Johann Georg II as Nimrod -- Publishing the image.".
- catalog description "This is the first cultural history of Baroque Dresden, the capital of Saxony and the most important Protestant territory in the Empire from mid-sixteenth to early-eighteenth century. It shows how the art patronage of the Electors fits into the intellectual climate of the age and investigates its political and religious context. Lutheran church music and architecture, the influence of Italy, and alchemy are among the colorful subjects that come into play.".
- catalog extent "xv, 310 p. :".
- catalog identifier "033398448X".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave,".
- catalog spatial "Dresden (Germany) Civilization.".
- catalog spatial "Dresden (Germany) Court and courtiers.".
- catalog spatial "Dresden (Germany) Intellectual life.".
- catalog spatial "Germany Dresden.".
- catalog subject "943/.2142 21".
- catalog subject "Arts, German Germany Dresden.".
- catalog subject "DD901.D747 .W38 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Lutheran Legacy: The Albertine Electors and Protestant Court Culture -- The Electoral burial chapel at Freiberg -- Sectarian tournaments -- Lutheran sacred music -- the 'historia' -- Biblical drama -- Johann Georg II and the 'Joseph' plays -- Dedekind and the biblical semi-opera -- The Italian Ideal: The Sixteenth-Century Reception of Italian Culture -- Italian artists in Dresden -- The new stables and portrait gallery (1586) -- Arms, armour and Italian horsemanship -- The tournament and Italian influence -- Princely education and 'civil conversation' -- Johann Georg I's Italian journey (1601) and its Dresden legacy -- The Management of Knowledge: The Dresden Collections -- Their Origin and Development -- Early modern collecting -- The original Dresden Kunstkammer -- Elector August's Library -- The Electoral Library in the seventeenth century -- The Kunstkammer under Christian I and Christian II -- Johann Georg I's Kunstkammer -- Storage and inventorisation of the collections -- The Secrets of the Heavens and the Earth: Alchemy, Mining and Astrology at the Dresden Court -- Early modern alchemy in the Empire -- Princely patrons of alchemy in the Empire -- Alchemy in Dresden -- the theory -- Alchemical practice at the Dresden court -- Mining and astrology in court festivals -- The Fabrication of an Image: Johann Georg II's Self-presentation -- Johann Georg II's emergence as Jason (1650) -- The Riesensaal and the ballet of 1653 -- Johann Georg II as Knight of St George -- Johann Georg II as Nimrod -- Publishing the image.".
- catalog title "Court culture in Dresden : from Renaissance to Baroque / by Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly.".
- catalog type "text".