Early modern European festivals were the catalyst for the creation of many temporary and occasionally permanent architectural feats both within courts and cities. Royal residences could be transformed into arenas for the performance of a wide variety of celebrations wh... Lees meer.

Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown. Dr Michael Robertson sets out to redress the balance and study the ensemble dance suites that were played at the German courts between the end of the Thirty Years War and... Lees meer.

In this book on early modern diplomacy Jan Hennings explores the relationship between European powers and Russia beyond the conventional East-West divide from the Peace of Westphalia to the reign of Peter the Great. He examines how at a moment of new departure in both... Lees meer.

In this book on early modern diplomacy Jan Hennings explores the relationship between European powers and Russia beyond the conventional East-West divide from the Peace of Westphalia to the reign of Peter the Great. He examines how at a moment of new departure in both... Lees meer.

This book was awarded the Joop Witteveenprijs 2012 . In the aftermath of the French Revolution the role of the monarchy in Western Europe was redefined. Together with the absolutist sovereigns the historian s interest in courts and court life in the nineteenth centur... Lees meer.

Examines the dissemination of dance music instrumentation and performance practice and the differences between the French and Italian styles. This book also studies the courtly suites before the advent of Lullism and the differences between the suites of court compose... Lees meer.

Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown. Dr Michael Robertson sets out to redress the balance and study the ensemble dance suites that were played at the German courts between the end of the Thirty Years War and... Lees meer.

This fourth volume in the European Festival Studies 1450 1700 series breaks with precedent in stemming from a joint conference Venice 2013 between the Society for European Festivals Research and the PALATIUM project supported by the European Science Foundation. The... Lees meer.

This fourth volume in the European Festival Studies 1450 1700 series breaks with precedent in stemming from a joint conference Venice 2013 between the Society for European Festivals Research and the PALATIUM project supported by the European Science Foundation. The... Lees meer.

In this book on early modern diplomacy Jan Hennings explores the relationship between European powers and Russia beyond the conventional East-West divide from the Peace of Westphalia to the reign of Peter the Great. He examines how at a moment of new departure in both... Lees meer.