Versailles
By: Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos ; photography by Robert Polidori ; translated from the French by John Goodman.
Contributors: Polidori, Robert.
Edition: 1st Artabras ed.
Publisher: Artabras
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 -- Art patronage; Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) -- History; Gardens -- France -- Versailles; Classicism in art -- France -- Versailles; Interior decoration -- France -- Versailles -- History -- 17th century; Architecture and state -- France -- Versailles; Versailles (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Description: 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.