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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312603460
ISBN-139780312603465
eBay Product ID (ePID)77528232
Product Key Features
Book TitleVersailles : a Biography of a Palace
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / France, History & Theory, History / Baroque & Rococo
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Political Science, Architecture, History
AuthorTony Spawforth
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"An illuminating portrait." - The New York Times Book Review "Sparkling, elegant prose…. Spawforth brings the palace to glorious life." -Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion "Irresistible to anyone interested in the interactions of power, sexuality, and topography." -Philip Mansel, author of Paris Between Empires, "An illuminating portrait." -- The New York Times Book Review "Sparkling, elegant prose.... Spawforth brings the palace to glorious life." -- Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion "Irresistible to anyone interested in the interactions of power, sexuality, and topography." -- Philip Mansel, author of Paris Between Empires, "An illuminating portrait." -The New York Times Book Review"Sparkling, elegant prose…. Spawforth brings the palace to glorious life." -Caroline Weber, author ofQueen of Fashion"Irresistible to anyone interested in the interactions of power, sexuality, and topography." -Philip Mansel, author ofParis Between Empires
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal944/.3663
SynopsisCalled "fast-paced" ( Kirkus Reviews ) and "highly engrossing" ( Publishers Weekly ), this is the behind-the-scenes story of the world's most famous palace. The story of Versailles is one of high historical drama mixed with the high camp and glamour of the European courts, all in an iconic home for the French arts. The palace itself has been radically altered since 1789. Versailles sets out to rediscover what is now a vanished world: a great center of power and, for thousands, a home both grand and squalid. Using the latest historical research, Spawforth offers the first full account of Versailles in English in over thirty years. He probes the conventional picture of this "perpetual house party" and gives full weight to the darker side: not just the mounting discomfort of the aging palace but also the intrigue and status anxiety of its aristocrats, as well as the changing place of Versailles in France's national identity since 1789. Many books have told the stories of the royals and artists living in Versailles, but this is the first to turn its focus on the palace itself--from architecture to politics to scandal to restoration.
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- 08. Mai. 2023
Enjoy French history and architecture? Read this!
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