Johann Jakob Moser and the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
by: Walker, Mack

Hardcover. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press., 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 364 pages, b&w illustrations. As the most learned and eminent public lawyer in Germany, a busy administrator, and a prolific writer, Moser (1701-85) lived and breathed the political order. His correspondence, memoranda, and manuscript autobiography reflect the intricate day-to-day operations of the empire, and his fascinating life is a microcosm of the life and style of the empire itself. The biography provided a comprehensive picture of the empire between the Thirty Years War and the revolutionary era. Dust jacket spine faded otherwise very good, clean.