
Versailles: A Private Invitation
Flammarion (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 19. October 2017
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-2-08-020337-3 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive monograph on Versailles offers unprecedented access to the château and grounds of one of France's most significant and most visited historical landmarks.
The largest château in the world holds a thousand and one secrets, even from those who know it intimately. Versailles has been described in detail since the reign of Louis XIV, but numerous apartments in the palace and its outbuildings are inaccessible to visitors due to their fragility or state of preservation.
This new edition includes previously-unseen material on the newly restored Cabinet de la Meridienne, the Salon d'Aurore, and new, up-close and in-situ details of objects that are not part of the general public circuit. Also included are historical memoirs and letters that provide fascinating insight into life at the palace.
From the most renowned rooms to the gardens, passing through the Trianon or the Queen's hamlet, Versailles contains many extraordinary details, transformed by light and shadow. Whether it's Marie Antoinette's private apartments, the wings of the Queen's theatre, or even the Orangerie on a beautiful winter day, these singular photographs bring to life a magnificent theatre of unrivaled splendor that continues to capture the hearts of visitors and aficionados of France from around the world.
The largest château in the world holds a thousand and one secrets, even from those who know it intimately. Versailles has been described in detail since the reign of Louis XIV, but numerous apartments in the palace and its outbuildings are inaccessible to visitors due to their fragility or state of preservation.
This new edition includes previously-unseen material on the newly restored Cabinet de la Meridienne, the Salon d'Aurore, and new, up-close and in-situ details of objects that are not part of the general public circuit. Also included are historical memoirs and letters that provide fascinating insight into life at the palace.
From the most renowned rooms to the gardens, passing through the Trianon or the Queen's hamlet, Versailles contains many extraordinary details, transformed by light and shadow. Whether it's Marie Antoinette's private apartments, the wings of the Queen's theatre, or even the Orangerie on a beautiful winter day, these singular photographs bring to life a magnificent theatre of unrivaled splendor that continues to capture the hearts of visitors and aficionados of France from around the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Paris
France
Publishing group
Editions Flammarion
Illustrations
Illustrated in colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 317 mm
Width: 258 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
2518 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-08-020337-3 (9782080203373)
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Guillaume Picon, a historian and specialist on the kings of France, has edited a dictionary and published a book on the subject.
Francis Hammond's photographs have been published in A Day with Claude Monet in Giverny, Private Houses of France, and Historic Houses of Paris.
Francis Hammond's photographs have been published in A Day with Claude Monet in Giverny, Private Houses of France, and Historic Houses of Paris.