Description
Book SynopsisExplores buildings and public spaces in seventeenth-century Madrid as reflections of political ideas about the grandeur of the Spanish monarchy, situating monuments in the Spanish capital within a network of cities in Spain, Europe, and the Americas.
Trade Review“A rich, thoughtful, well-written, and even entertaining read.”
—Felipe Pereda Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
“This lavish and splendidly illustrated volume is an important addition to the literature on Spanish architecture and urbanism of the early modern era in the English-language literature.”
—Juan Luis Burke CAA.Reviews
“Jesús Escobar’s Habsburg Madrid is a new and original book on Spanish urban history and architecture, focused on the court and capital town in a way never addressed by Spanish historians.”
—Fernando Marías,author of El Greco’s Visual Poetics
“Habsburg Madrid is a lively read and will hold great appeal for the architectural historian and architect, both of whom will sense Escobar’s own excitement about his discoveries that afford this kind of detailed analysis for the first time.”
—Dorothy Metzger Habel,author of “When All of Rome Was Under Construction”: The Building Process in Baroque Rome
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgements
Notes on Documents and Sources
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Architecture and Grandeza
2. Monarchy and Governance: The Royal Palace, ca. 1620
3. Justice and Penance: The Court Prison, ca. 1640
4. Town Versus Court: The Town Hall, ca. 1660
5. Regency and Renovation: Palaces and Plazas, ca. 1680
Conclusion: Madrid of the Spanish Habsburgs
Appendix: Madrid’s Town Hall
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
