Napoleon
Subtitle: a private view treasures from the Bruno Ledoux collection
By: Foreword by Bernard-Henri Levy, Introductory tests by Xavier Aiolfi, Jacques-Olivier Boudon, Pierre Branda, David Chanteranne, Bernard Chevallier, Emmanuelle Papot, Laetitia de Witt
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9781419721458
Subjects: Personal belongings; Pictorial works; History
Description: A timeless symbol of power and ambition, Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) spent decades expanding France's empire, enjoying magnificent success and suffering crushing defeats. Featuring more than 400 never-before-seen objects, Napoleon: A Private View allows a glimpse into the inner world of the French emperor. Over the course of 24 years, collector Bruno Ledoux amassed a remarkable range of manuscripts, books, gold jewelry, porcelains, miniatures, arms, and even historic souvenirs, all created in honor of Napoléon and the French empire.
Table of contents: title: Forword; title: The last years of the monarchy, from Versailles to the temple prison, Paris; title: The ascent to power; title: The emperor; title: The imperial household; title: The empresses and the imperial family; title: The king of Rome, a shattered dream; title: Exile and the construction of a myth