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Art Nouveau Prague by Petr Wittlich; Petra Key (Translator)
Category: Architecture | Series: Prague Ser.
Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Prague has become one of Europe's--and the world's--most popular tourist destinations. As in London, Paris, and Rome, visitors flock to the gorgeous buildings and monuments that grace the streets of Prague, entranced by structures ranging from Gothic and b ...Show more
Baroque Prague by Vít Vlnas; Derek Paton (Translator)
Category: Travel | Series: Prague Ser.
Baroque Prague is a lavish excursion through Prague's important baroque period, beginning with the defeat of Czech Protestants at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 and ending with the philosophical era of Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. In this book, acclaimed art historian V t Vlnas explore ...Show more
Renaissance Prague by Eliska Fucíková; Derek Paton (Translator)
Category: History | Series: Prague Ser.
At the end of the fifteenth century, when the Jagiellons and first Habsburg rulers sat on Prague's throne, the character of the city's municipalities began to transition from medieval to Renaissance. In Renaissance Prague, historian Eliska Fuč kov paints a vivid picture of the Bohemian capital during th ...Show more
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