Second Hand Gustav Adolf, Konig von Schweden
Die Kraft der Erinnerung 16322007
Author : Maik Reichel and Inger Schuberth
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Condition
Near fine in very good dust jacket.
The hardback boards and binding appear firm and sound. The pages examined are clean, bright and unmarked, with no inscriptions, highlighting or annotations visible. The integral ribbon marker remains present. Only minimal evidence of handling is apparent to the book itself.
The original illustrated dust jacket is complete and retained beneath a transparent protective wrapper. The jacket shows light edge and corner wear.
Details
General - Pages : 271 | Images : colour and black and white with paintings, portraits, photographs, prints, maps, medals, clothing & museum objects. | Publisher : Verlag Janos Stekovics | Place of Publication : Dφίel, Germany | Language : German
Hardback - Year of Publication : 2007 | Edition : First edition | Size : 285mm x 215mm | ISBN : 9783899231656
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A substantial and richly illustrated German-Swedish study of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, the Battle of Lützen and the development of the king’s posthumous reputation from his death in 1632 to the twenty-first century.
The contributing historians examine Sweden and Finland during the Thirty Years’ War, the Swedish intervention in Germany, the Battle of Lützen, battlefield archaeology and the weapons used during the engagement. Further chapters explore the portraits, medals, monuments, museums, religious institutions and commemorative traditions through which Gustav Adolf’s image was preserved and reshaped in Germany and Sweden.
Published as the companion volume to the 2007 exhibition at Museum Schloss Lützen. Extensively illustrated in colour and black and white with paintings, portraits, photographs, historical prints, maps, medals, clothing and museum objects. German text.
