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Marie Antoinette's Head
Will Bashor
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Description for Marie Antoinette's Head
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGR; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 37.
For the better part of the Queen Marie Antoinette's reign over France, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. Marie Antoinette's Head tells the story of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's hairdresser and confidante, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine.
For the better part of the Queen Marie Antoinette's reign over France, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. Marie Antoinette's Head tells the story of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's hairdresser and confidante, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, United States
ISBN
9780762791538
SKU
V9780762791538
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99-15
About Will Bashor
Will Bashor has a B.A. degree in French and an M.A. degree in French literature from Ohio University and a Ph.D. in International Studies from the American Graduate School in Paris where he gathered letters, newspapers, journals, and plays during his research for Marie Antoinette's Head. Professor at Franklin University and a member of the Society for French Historical Studies, ... Read more
Reviews for Marie Antoinette's Head
A delicious and meticulously researched perspective on the man and a society tipped irrevocably on the brink of ruin. A heady read, indeed.
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LAVENDER
A New York Post "Must-Read" BookA Mental Floss "Favorite Read""Entertaining . . . captures details of an extraordinary time and place. An engaging...narrative of a celebrity hairstylist, circa 1789. Biography buffs and lovers of ... Read more