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A Noble Nomad? The Residential System of Charles of Cro (1560-1612)
, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2026 Paperback, Pages: 251 p. Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:61 b/w, 39 col., 3 tables b/w., 21 maps b/w Language, English. **NEW. ISBN 9782503591377.
Summary Charles III of Cro , 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 Cro 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 Cro ?s patronage and architectural programme and how these were used to express status and pageantry to the contemporary observer. TABLE OF CONTENTS Editor?s Preface Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The Residential System Chapter 2. Chimay Chapter 3. Comines Chapter 4. On the Habsburg-Valois border Chapter 5. Brussels Chapter 6. Sint-Joost-ten-Node Chapter 7. Duchy of Aarschot Chapter 8. Beaumont The Residential System Unravelled Appendices Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Locations Index of Persons
Noble Nomad? The Residential System of Charles of Cro (1560-1612)
, Brepols, 2026 Paperback, 251 p., 216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:61 b/w, 39 col., 3 tables b/w., 21 maps b/w, Language(s):English. *New . ISBN 9782503591377.
Charles III of Cro , 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 Cro 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 Cro ?s patronage and architectural programme and how these were used to express status and pageantry to the contemporary observer.
