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10%OFFMichel Baridon - A History of the Gardens of Versailles - 9780812222074 - V9780812222074
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A History of the Gardens of Versailles

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Description for A History of the Gardens of Versailles Paperback. Michel Baridon traces the history of the most famous gardens in the world from their inception through the three centuries of eventful history that they have witnessed. Translator(s): Mason, Adrienne. Series: Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMV; WMB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.

The gardens of Versailles are perhaps the most famous in the world. Seemingly open to the horizon, their scale is monumental. Their grand east-west axis celebrates the Sun King, even as they offer an expression of the scientific spirit of the age in their geometrical layout and exploitation of the optical properties of reflecting water. The original park design, realized by André Le Nôtre, a few advisers, and Louis XIV himself—author of The Way to Present the Gardens of Versailles—remains largely intact. Yet Louis XV made his own original contribution to the gardens at the Trianon, where later still Richard ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812222074
SKU
V9780812222074
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About Michel Baridon
Michel Baridon (1926-2009) was Professor of English at the University of Burgundy. Adrienne Mason is Director of Inter-Faculty Programs in Humanities at the University of West England, Bristol.

Reviews for A History of the Gardens of Versailles
"A wonderful, deep, scholarly treatment of the development of the gardens of Versailles during the reigns of Louis XIV, XV, and XVI, based on original sources including government records and works of philosophers, artists, garden designers, and others."
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"This work treats its subject from an original angle, recalling that the gardens were conceived according to the will ... Read more

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