The Habsburgs: portrait of a dynasty. [The foundation of a dynasty : Rudolph I, Frederick III -- THe Burgundian inheritance : Maximilian I -- Habsburg over Europe : Charles V and Martin Luther -- The Spanish apotheosis : Philip II and the Austrian cousins -- War and Counter-Reformation : Ferdinand II -- Vienna besieged and teh challenge of Louis XIV : Leopold I, Joseph I, Charles VI -- The making of modern Austria : Maria Theresa -- Reforming despot : Joseph II -- Victory, reaction, collapse : Francis I, II, Ferdinand I and Metternich -- Recovery and the long last act : Francis Joseph and Charles I -- Genealogical tables -- Map of Habsburg territories in Europe] [hapsburg, hapsberg]

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Published by New York, Viking Press, [Printed an bound in Italy by Librex, Milano], 1971, 1971

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272 p. illus. 27 cm. ; ISBN: 0670361348; 9780670361342 LCCN: 72-156753 ; OCLC: 196027 ; LC: DB36.1; Dewey: 943.6 ; "A Studio book" ; red cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents : The foundation of a dynasty : Rudolph I, Frederick III -- THe Burgundian inheritance : Maximilian I -- Habsburg over Europe : Charles V and Martin Luther -- The Spanish apotheosis : Philip II and the Austrian cousins -- War and Counter-Reformation : Ferdinand II -- Vienna besieged and teh challenge of Louis XIV : Leopold I, Joseph I, Charles VI -- The making of modern Austria : Maria Theresa -- Reforming despot : Joseph II -- Victory, reaction, collapse : Francis I, II, Ferdinand I and Metternich -- Recovery and the long last act : Francis Joseph and Charles I -- Genealogical tables -- Map of Habsburg territories in Europe ; Edward Crankshaw worked for the London Times, and later went to Austria where he witnessed the Anschluss in 1938, By 1940 he was working for British intelligence, having been sent to Moscow, and upon his recall, was retained as a Russia specialist. After the war, he worked for the London Observer, from which he retired in 1968. A prolific author, he is remembered for his books on Austria and Russia. ; FINE/FINE.…

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The Habsburgs: portrait of a dynasty. [The foundation of a dynasty : Rudolph I, Frederick III -- THe Burgundian inheritance : Maximilian I -- Habsburg over Europe : Charles V and Martin Luther -- The Spanish apotheosis : Philip II and the Austrian cousins -- War and Counter-Reformation : Ferdinand II -- Vienna besieged and teh challenge of Louis XIV : Leopold I, Joseph I, Charles VI -- The making of modern Austria : Maria Theresa -- Reforming despot : Joseph II -- Victory, reaction, collapse : Francis I, II, Ferdinand I and Metternich -- Recovery and the long last act : Francis Joseph and Charles I -- Genealogical tables -- Map of Habsburg territories in Europe] [hapsburg, hapsberg]
Author
Crankshaw, Edward, 1909-1984 ; design, Behram Kapadia ; photos, Walter Steinkopf, Toni Schneiders, Joachim Blauel, Sonia Halliday, Claus Hansmann, Michael Holford ; art, Albrecht Durer, Hans Holbein, Raphael, Vasari, Titian, Louis Cranach, Velazquez, Breughel, Van Dyck, Matthias Steinle, Geffels, Ter Borch, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Martin van Meytens, Bernardo Bellotto, Winterhalter, Fritz Schönflug, Wilhelm Thony, Manet
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New York, Viking Press, [Printed an bound in Italy by Librex, Milano], 1971
Publication year
1971
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Fine
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Fine
Book Type
Book
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Hardcover
Language
English
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