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From Medicean Florence... to Rudolphine Prague : two grottoes and the transfer of ideas and technology in the late-sixteenth century / written and compiled by Lily Filson.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cave architecture--Italy--Vaglia.
- Cave architecture.
- Cave architecture--Czech Republic--Prague.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (15 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Medicean Florence and Rudolphine Prague : two artificial grottoes and the transfer of technology
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Privately Published, 2015.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This film investigates Rudolph II's grotto in Prague as a variant of Medici grottoes at Villa Pratolino. By analyzing architectural forms, archival evidence, and technological transfers, it reveals how Medici design and pietre dure techniques influenced Bohemian court architecture, illustrating cross-European artistic and technological exchange in the Renaissance.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed January 12, 2026).
- OCLC:
- 1572689770
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