The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague by Peter H. Marshall, Peter H. Marshall
The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague

Peter H. Marshall, Peter H. Marshall

The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague

Peter H. Marshall, Peter H. Marshall

288 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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In the late 16th century philosophers, alchemists, astronomers, painters, and mathematicians flocked to Prague to work under the patronage of Rudolf II. What resulted was a golden age of peace and creativity before the onset of the Thirty Years' W...

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