Versailles / text by Valérie Bajou ; translated by Antony Shugaar.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Abrams, 2012.Description: 479 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1419700677 (hardback)
- 9781419700675 (hardback)
- Versailles. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 944.3663 B165 | Available | 33111006992313 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A spectacularly opulent relic of royal wealth and power comes alive in Versailles . Highlighting the ch#65533;teau's vibrant, tumultuous past, the book covers everything from its metamorphosis from humble hunting lodge to palace, to the dismantling of its collections during the French Revolution and its restoration and status as a UNESCO World Heritage site today. In addition, the singular ch#65533;teau is explored from top to bottom in an extravagantly extensive photographic tour that reveals the many priceless artistic and architectural treasures of this palace of palaces.
Praise for Versailles:
Includes index.
Translated from the French.
"A spectacularly opulent relic of royal wealth and power comes alive in Versailles. Highlighting the château's vibrant, tumultuous past, the book covers everything from its metamorphosis from humble hunting lodge to palace, to the dismantling of its collections during the French Revolution and its restoration and status as a UNESCO World Heritage site today. In addition, the singular château is explored from top to bottom in an extravagantly extensive photographic tour that reveals the many priceless artistic and architectural treasures of this palace of palaces"-- Provided by publisher.