A thousand years of Czech culture : riches from the National Museum in Prague.

Ten essays by leading Czech scholars provide an overview of the artistic, historical, and religious trends at work in the Czech lands: the evolution of royalty and the Czech state, the religious conflicts that presaged the Protestant Reformation, the power and artistic impact of the Catholic Church...

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Corporate Authors: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts., Národní muzeum v Praze., Old Salem, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Winston-Salem, N.C. : Prague, the Czech Republic : Seattle, WA : Old Salem ; National Museum ; Distributed by University of Washington Press, c1996.
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Summary:Ten essays by leading Czech scholars provide an overview of the artistic, historical, and religious trends at work in the Czech lands: the evolution of royalty and the Czech state, the religious conflicts that presaged the Protestant Reformation, the power and artistic impact of the Catholic Church from the Middle Ages to the baroque, and the rise of nationalism in the nineteenth century.
Item Description:Exhibition catalog.
"Jointly produced by Old Salem, Inc. and the National Museum ... held from September 14, 1996 to March 16, 1997, in the gallery at Old Salem, Winston Salem, North Carolina"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:xiii, 166 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-166).
ISBN:1879704021