{"product_id":"rudolf-ii-and-his-world-a-study-in-intellectual-history-15761612-with-20-illustrations-9780500279861","title":"Rudolf II and his World: A study in intellectual history 1576-1612 (with 20 illustrations)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudolf II and his World: A study in intellectual history 1576-1612 (with 20 illustrations)\u003c\/strong\u003e by EVANS PROFESSOR R.J.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780500279861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRudolf II of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was an extraordinary ruler, a monarch whose court occupied a central position in 16th-century Europe - yet he remained a shadowy and fugitive figure. The decades around 1600 saw sweeping cultural changes in Europe, with the waning of an old-world view and the beginnings of the 17th-century intellectual revolution. The author argues that the conflict which played itself out in the Hapsburg lands during these years was a political manifestation of the intellectual confrontation between the old guard and and their preoccupation with the mystical, spiritual and hermetic sciences, and the rise of a more rational and empirical view of the world. Rudolf, as the embodiment of the old philosophy, failed to grasp this profound shift in the prevailing climate of thought: Professor Evans argues that it was this failure which led to his eventual tragic downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44669294280757,"sku":"ByrdShop_0500279861","price":83.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0500279861_35819442-e464-4715-bf7c-5b44f8c00421.jpg?v=1784558144","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/rudolf-ii-and-his-world-a-study-in-intellectual-history-15761612-with-20-illustrations-9780500279861","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}