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A Noble Nomad? The Residential System of Charles of Croÿ (1560-1612)

Av: Medverkande: Materialtyp: ArtikelSerie: Utgivningsinformation: Turnhout, Belgium Brepols 2026Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (251 p.)Innehållstyp:
  • text
Medietyp:
  • computer
Bärartyp:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 978-2-503-59137-7
  • 978-2-503-59138-4
Ämnen: Onlineresurser: Sammanfattning: Charles III of Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot, was one of the highest noblemen of the Low Countries and a foremost patron of the arts and architecture, a military commander and heir to the illustrious Croÿ dynasty. In 1595 he inherited a vast collection of domains and residences, for which he developed extensive and ambitious renovation plans. Using a wide range of sources specific to architectural history and history of the nobility, combined with tools from the digital humanities, this book presents for the first time an in-depth study of Charles of Croÿ's patronage and architectural programme and how these were used to express status and pageantry to the contemporary observer.
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Charles III of Croÿ, Duke of Aarschot, was one of the highest noblemen of the Low Countries and a foremost patron of the arts and architecture, a military commander and heir to the illustrious Croÿ dynasty. In 1595 he inherited a vast collection of domains and residences, for which he developed extensive and ambitious renovation plans. Using a wide range of sources specific to architectural history and history of the nobility, combined with tools from the digital humanities, this book presents for the first time an in-depth study of Charles of Croÿ's patronage and architectural programme and how these were used to express status and pageantry to the contemporary observer.

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