Series: Prague

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 Vít Vlnas explores both the material and spiritual transformations the city underwent during this boisterous period,...

The perfect culture guide for the curious traveller or medieval history enthusiast. Prague, established with the Czech state at the end of the ninth century, reached its medieval heyday during the reign of Emperor and King Charles IV. A Premyslid on his mother's side and an ambitious Luxembourg on his father's, Charles IV heralded a period of rapid development in...