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Preliminaries

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Contents

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Introduction

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The life of Archduke Ferdinand II: Between ambitions and reality

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The court of Archduke Ferdinand II: Its organisation, function and financing

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Archduke Ferdinand and his journeys to the Netherlands

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Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol and his court armourer’s workshop in Prague

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Self-presentation of Archduke Ferdinand in hunting entertainment during his activity as governor in the Kingdom of Bohemia

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The musical element of festivities organised by Archduke Ferdinand II

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Sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews, (and an aunt): The female dynastic contexts of Archduke Ferdinand in the transitional year of 1567

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The architecture of Prague Castle during the governorship of Archduke Ferdinand II (1547–1567): How to read it?

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The archduke and the architect: The personal and professional relationship between Archduke Ferdinand II and the architect Bonifaz Wolmut

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Inventories as the source of knowledge of the architecture of Archduke Ferdinand II in Tyrol

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Archduke Ferdinand II and building activities of Hans Tirol at the Bohemian court

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Architectonic sculpture, relief and fountains at the court of Archduke Ferdinand II

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Portraiture at the archduke’s court and in the Bohemian Lands

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The court artists of Archduke Ferdinand (1567–1595)

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Scientific and literary activity linked with the influence of Archduke Ferdinand II (1529–1595) in the Bohemian Lands and in Tyrol

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Humanist occasional poetry and strategies for acquiring patronage: The case of a court physician Georg Handsch

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The poet and physician Laurentius Span and his place among the humanists in the circle of Archduke Ferdinand II

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Potato flowers and lemon trees: Botanical highlights at the court of Archduke Ferdinand II

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The reconstruction of the Kunst- and Wunderkammer of Archduke Ferdinand II: ‘Facts ‘n’ Figures’, an interim report

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From treasure chests and linen trunks: The 1596 inventory of Archduke Ferdinand II’s estate

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Treasures for Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol: Italy, Portugal, Spain and the Ambras Castle Kunstkammer

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Glasswork at the court of Archduke Ferdinand II: Glass jewellery from the lampworked glass collection in the Kunstkammer

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The Kunstkammern of Archduke Ferdinand II and Emperor Rudolf II: Past and present movements

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Conclusion

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Appendix: Abbreviations - Bibliography - Photographic credits - Index of personal names - List of contributors

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