Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria. A second-born son in renaissance Europe

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Purš, Ivo
Scientific and literary activity linked with the influence of Archduke Ferdinand II (1529-1595) in the Bohemian Lands and in Tyrol.
Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria. A second-born son in renaissance Europe. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2021 - (Dobalová, S.; Hausenblasová, J.), s. 327-349. Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Klasse, 909. ISBN 978-3-7001-8501-7
Grant CEP: GA ČR GA17-25383S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378033
Klíčová slova: science * literature * The Ambras library * Archduke Ferdinand II
Obor OECD: Arts, Art history

The study deals with scientific and literary activities, which were to varying degrees associated with the influence of Archduke Ferdinand II. in the Czech Republic and Tyrol. This topic has received less professional attention than the Archduke's interest in establishing the collection of arts and curiosities, architecture, or organizing festivities. This text aims to provide an overview of this topic. As for the language specification of the works we will deal with, it was mainly Latin texts, as Latin was the language of science and also the language of humanistic literature, but we will also mention works in vernacular languages.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328815