Rudolf returns: an exhibition on Imperial Prague.(art and odditities on exhibition at 'Rudolf II and Prague: the Imperial court as the residential city and cultural and spiritual center of Central Europe,' Prague, Czech Republic) From: The Economist (US) | Date: May 31, 1997 | COPYRIGHT 1997 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Rudolf II, the Holy Roman Emperor who ruled much of central Europe in the 16th century encourage the growth of occultism, spiritualism and the arts. Prague, now in the Czech Republic was his center of government and the center of this cultural growth. An exhibition and two books on his reign are described.

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HE BELIEVED that he was able to understand the language of birds, that he could turn quicksilver into gold and that he possessed a mirror through which he convers...

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