Title: Versailles /
Authors: Pérouse de Montclos, Jean-Marie; Polidori, Robert; Goodman, John, 1952 September 19-
Publisher: Abbeville Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Louis Art patronage.; Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) History.; Architecture, Baroque France Versailles.; Interior decoration France Versailles History.; Gardens France Versailles.; Architecture and state France Versailles.; Classicism in art France Versailles.; Interior decoration France Versailles History; Versailles (France) Buildings, structures, etc.
Abstract: Tracing the transformation of Louis XIII's modest hunting lodge into the spectacular showplace of the French monarchy, photographs of the architecture, interiors, and gardens include research on the architecturally innovative and influential palace.
Contents: Geography and history. Earth, wind, and water ; Time, ideas, and men -- The architecture of the buildings and gardens. The chateau and its subsidiary buildings ; The gardens and the trianons -- The arts in concert. Interior distribution and the decorative arts ; Painting and sculpture ; From mythology to history -- Plans of Versailles.