{"product_id":"baroque-prague-paperback-1","title":"Baroque Prague - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV?t Vlnas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDerek Paton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated guide to Baroque Prague.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lushly illustrated with more than two hundred color plates, including both historical images and contemporary photographs of architectural exteriors, \u003ci\u003eBaroque Prague\u003c\/i\u003e is an excursion through Prague from the defeat of Czech Protestants at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 to the philosophical era of Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. Art historian Vít Vlnas explores both the material and spiritual transformations the city went through during this boisterous period, treating the Baroque epoch as a cultural phenomenon vital to the current genius loci of the great Central European capital. He guides readers through both the city itself and equally important Baroque monuments outside of the historical city center. A highly readable introductory study, as well as a work for experienced scholars of the history of Bohemia, \u003ci\u003eBaroque Prague\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting homage to Europe's great \"city of a hundred spires,\" and shows how a place's storied past informs its present soul.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV?t Vlnas\u003c\/b\u003e is head of the Institute of Christian Art History at Charles University and head of the Center for Humanistic Studies at the Moravian Museum. \u003cb\u003eDerek Paton\u003c\/b\u003e has been translating works of Czech history, politics, and art history for more than twenty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173045911801,"sku":"9788024643762","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XKgfo7ynl89788024643762_7ab6298b-49ba-412d-bb8c-b8de7b82e882.webp?v=1767625255","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/baroque-prague-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}