Art and Death at the Spanish Habsburg Court

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1989. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo in navy blue cloth, gilt titles to spine; dust jacket; 214 pp: illustrations (b&w); 27 cm Fine(+) in Near Fine(+) dust jacket; smooth clean boards, bright pages, tight binding. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780826207104, 0826207103

A study of the royal funeral rites performed by the Spanish Court of Habsburg, focusing on the funeral of King Philip IV in 1665. The exequies and decorations of the Spanish Court are examined as instruments of royal propaganda, and their symbolism explained.