Salt, Sword, and Crozier: Books and Coins from the Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg (C. 1500--C. 1800)

by Felice Lifshitz and Joseph Patrouch

Like the popes in Rome, the Prince-Bishops of Salzburg ruled over substantial territories as secular princes. Salt, Sword, and Crozier highlights their dual authority--the princely sword and the bishop's staff or crozier--and the basis of their economic power in their control of natural resources such as salt. The exhibition showcases books from the Salzburg prince-bishop's seminary library that were printed from the fifteenth through the early-nineteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551953773
• ISBN13: 9781551953779
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 11.7"