Habsburg Madrid architecture and the Spanish monarchy

Habsburg Madrid : architecture and the Spanish monarchy / Jesús Escobar.

Author/creator	Escobar, Jesús Roberto, 1967-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2022]
Description	xx, 266 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Architecture--Spain --Madrid --History --17th century. Public architecture--Spain --Madrid --History --17th century. Palaces--Spain --Madrid --History --17th century. Architecture and society--Spain --Madrid --History --17th century. Madrid (Spain)--Buildings, structures, etc. Madrid (Spain)--History --17th century.

Contents	Architecture and Grandeza -- Monarchy and governance : the Royal Palace, ca. 1620 -- Justice and penance : the Court Prison, ca. 1640 -- Town versus court : the Town Hall, ca. 1660 -- Regency and renovation : palaces and plazas, ca. 1680 -- Conclusion : Madrid of the Spanish Habsburgs.
Abstract	"Explores buildings and public spaces in seventeenth-century Madrid as reflections of political ideas about the grandeur of the Spanish monarchy, situating monuments in the Spanish capital within a network of cities in Spain, Europe, and the Americas"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-258) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021052569
ISBN	9780271091419 (cloth)

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