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The Place Royale and Urban Design in the Ancien Regime
Richard L. Cleary
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Description for The Place Royale and Urban Design in the Ancien Regime
hardcover. A 1999 study of Places Royales, a distinct type of city square planned in honour of French monarchs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 189 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Originally published in 1999, this study was the first to examine a unique urban phenomenon that is closely associated with French monarchy in the age of absolutism. A distinct type of city square, the Places Royales were planned in honour of Louis XIV and his heir, Louis XV. Featuring a free-standing statue of the monarch at its centre, the Place Royale was framed by buildings of uniform, monumental design such as are found in some of the most outstanding examples to have survived, including the Place Vendôme and the Place Stanislas. In this study, Richard Cleary examines the Places Royales ... Read more
Originally published in 1999, this study was the first to examine a unique urban phenomenon that is closely associated with French monarchy in the age of absolutism. A distinct type of city square, the Places Royales were planned in honour of Louis XIV and his heir, Louis XV. Featuring a free-standing statue of the monarch at its centre, the Place Royale was framed by buildings of uniform, monumental design such as are found in some of the most outstanding examples to have survived, including the Place Vendôme and the Place Stanislas. In this study, Richard Cleary examines the Places Royales ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521572682
SKU
V9780521572682
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Reviews for The Place Royale and Urban Design in the Ancien Regime
Review of the hardback: 'This could act as an unusual guide to twenty-three French cities (several have more than one place) - a bonus above the book's value as architectural history.' The Times Literary Supplement