1993, ISBN: 9781557530219

West Lafayette, Purdue University Press, Maps; 264 p. Original cloth with dustjacket. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW… Mehr…

West Lafayette, Purdue University Press, Maps; 264 p. Original cloth with dustjacket. Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Abrasion on the dustjacket. Otherwise good and clean. - Schutzumschlag berieben. Sonst gut und sauber. - John P. Spielman presents the role of the Habsburg court in the rise of Vienna in the early modern period. His study clearly shows the extraordinarily complex web of interrelationships and interdependencies between the court, its servants, and the city as each strove to protect its privileges. The author?s innovative approach consists in identifying the specific role that the court quartering system played in the expansion of the government?s involvement in the development of the city. In so doing, Spielman ties in the two approaches traditionally used in histories of early modern Germany and Austria: the growth of the modern bureaucracy and the development of the Baroque. From the time of the first court quarterbook in 1563 to the end of the quartering system in 1781, Vienna?s population increased threefold. The city faced war, siege, and plague. These historical events are interpreted in the light of the city?s desire to keep a healthy tax base, the crown?s attempts to use privilege to influence the development of the city, the court servants? pressing need for adequate housing, and the townspeople?s attempts to avoid quartering them. The author includes examples from archival sources to illustrate certain points, thus presenting a faithful picture of daily life in Vienna, from the wealthiest of the nobility to artisans to unruly soldiers against whom the city came to need protection. ISBN 9781557530219Geschichte 1993<

ISBN: 9781557530219

Spielman presents the role of the Habsburg court in the rise of Vienna the early modem period. His study clearly shows the extraordinarily complex web of interrelationships and interdepen… Mehr…

Spielman presents the role of the Habsburg court in the rise of Vienna the early modem period. His study clearly shows the extraordinarily complex web of interrelationships and interdependencies between the court, its servants, and the city as each strove to protect its privileges. The author's innovative approach consists in identifying the specific role that the court quartering system played in the expansion of the government's involvement in the development of the city. in so doing, Spielman ties in the two approaches traditionally used in histories of early modem Germany and Austria: the growth of the modem bureaucracy and the development of the Baroque. Media ><