Carrington (1904). The Follies of Science at the Court of Rudolph II, 1576–1612, Milwaukee: Pharmaceutical Review Publishing Co., 1904. From Internet Archive Inaccurate and misleading Evans, R. J. W. (1973). Rudolf II and his world: A study in intellectual history, 1576–1612. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2nd ed, 1984. Considered the fundamental re-evaluation of Rudolf. Rowse, A. L. (1977). Homosexuals in History: Ambivalence in Society, Literature and the Arts. MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. Howard Hotson. "Rudolf II", in Encyclopedia of the Renaissance, ed. Paul Grendler. Vol. 5. Marshall, Peter (2006). The Magic Circle of Rudolf II: Alchemy and Astrology in Renaissance Prague. . Also published as The Theatre of the World: Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague (in the UK, ; in Canada, ); and in paperback as The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle of Rudolf II in Renaissance Prague (2007) . Biography, focusing on the many artists and scientists Rudolf patronized. Trevor-Roper, Hugh; Princes and Artists, Patronage and Ideology at Four Habsburg Courts 1517–1633, Thames & Hudson, London, 1976, External links Rudolf II, from Encyclopædia Britannica, latest edition online, full-article. Rudolf II and Prague, 1997 official exhibition. Prague during the reign of Rudolf II, by Jacob Wisse, in Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Rudolf II, by Edward Einhorn, tells the story of the latter part of Rudolf II's life. Rudolf II, BBC Radio 4 discussion with Peter Forshaw, Howard Hotson & Adam Mosley (In Our Time, Jan. 31, 2008) Regnal titles 1552 births 1612 deaths 16th-century Holy Roman Emperors 17th-century Holy Roman Emperors 16th-century archdukes of Austria 17th-century archdukes of Austria Monarchs of Transylvania Burials at St. Vitus Cathedral Knights of the Garter Knights of the Golden Fleece Austrian occultists Nobility from Vienna 1590s in Romania 1600s in Romania 16th-century occultists 17th-century occultists Dukes of Carniola Sons of emperors Children of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor