1st Edition
Cosmopolitan Baroque Aristocratic Networks and Cultural Exchange Between Seventeenth-Century Habsburg Spain and Austria
Chapter 1. Introduction. Aristocratic Networks and Cultural Exchange Between Seventeenth-Century Habsburg Spain and Austria
Part 1: Bridging Cultures: Aristocratic Networks in the Spanish and Austrian Habsburg Monarchies
Chapter 2. Spain, Central Europe, and the Aristocracy
Chapter 3. Acquiring Contacts Abroad: Central European Aristocrats as Travelers and Ambassadors
Chapter 4. Kinship and Court Networks: Circles of Influence and Cultural Transfer
Part 2. Crossing Borders: The Transfer of Goods
Chapter 5. Collecting Paintings: The Origins of the Gräflich Harrach’sche Gemäldegalerie
Chapter 6. Exhibiting Knowledge: Spanish Literature in Aristocratic Libraries
Chapter 7. Consuming Luxury: Austrian Aristocrats and the Rise of Chocolate
Part 3. Beyond Transfer: The Impact of Cultural Transfer in Shaping Identities
Chapter 8. The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Aristocracy: Food, Fashion, and Fame
Chapter 9. Cultural Patriotism: The Opponents of Foreign Influences
Conclusion
Biography
Bianca M. Lindorfer holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute in Florence and now works at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on early modern aristocratic society and cultural transfer processes.
