The Utility of Splendor: Ceremony, Social Life, and Architecture at the Court of Bavaria, 1600-1800

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xx, 315 (9) pp, list of illustrations and plans, editor's preface, acknowledgments, preface, 1. Introduction: 2. The Residenz in Munich; 3. The Country Houses; 4. Apartments and Sale Issues of Program and Plan; 5. Elements of Everyday Life; 6. State Acts: Diplomatic Reception and Audiences; Appendices 1-10, notes, bibliography, index, plans with color b&w illustrations. First Edition, 1993. "The author discusses how, over the years, successive rulers reshaped the internal spaces of their residences to reflect changes in the elaborate ceremony that regulated daily life at court. Drawing on a broad range of sources, including building documents, correspondence, diaries, and court regulations, Klingensmith investigates the intricacies of Bavarian court practice and shows that Versailles was only one among several influences on German palace planning. Klingensmith offers a cogent, detailed understanding of the relations between architectural spaces and the ceremonial, social, and private life that both required and used them. Handsomely illustrated with photographs and plans, The Utility of Splendor will appeal to anyone interested in how life was lived among the nobility during the last centuries of the old regime." Not Price Clipped. Lightly bumped fore-edge corner tip, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brick-red half-cloth with cream paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine. Size: Small 4to.…