Rival courts in dynastic Europe: Vienna and Versailles, 1550-1790.
Jeroen Duindam
Duindam, Jeroen, "Rival courts in dynastic Europe: Vienna and Versailles, 1550-1790", dans The Court Historian, vol. 7, 2, dec. 2002.
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The princely houshold has been likened to a temple, devoted to the cult of dynastic rule. The image of courtiers as the cast of a ritual choreography, magnifiying the ruler to almost superhuman proportions...