Charles Percier
Subtitle: architecture and design in an age of revolutions
By: Jean-Philippe Garric, editor ; [authored by] Jean-François Bédard [and nine others] ; with contributions by Charlotte Duvette and Saskia Wallig
Contributors: Percier, Charles, 1764-1838
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780300221589
Subjects: Neoclassicism (Architecture); Decoration and ornament; Exhibitions; Empire style
Description: Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, this publication surveys the magnificent spectrum of projects undertaken by French architect and interior designer Charles Percier (1764-1838). After gaining an illustrious reputation for supervising the scenery at the Paris Opera during the French Revolution, Percier was later appointed by Napoleon Bonaparte. With the Emperor's support, he developed the opulent versions of neoclassicism closely associated with the Napoleonic era, and now known as Directoire style and Empire style. Percier worked on the renovation or redecoration of many of France's royal palaces, including the Louvre, the Tuileries, and the chateaux of Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, and Fontainebleau. The full scope and variety of Percier's design projects are revealed in this book, which also includes archival material detailing Percier's relationships with patrons and peers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Susan Weber; title: Preface / Jean-Francois Hebert; title: Biography / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: Chronology / Saskia Wallig; title: Government and the Arts in France, 1789 to 1848 / Thierry Sarmant; title: CHARLES PERCIER; title: Percier Alone / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: The Schools of Percier / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: Percier's Ring / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: The Atelier of Isabey / Vincent Cochet; title: The Roman Sojourn / Letizia Tedeschi; title: Letter to John Flaxman, November 1791 / Charles Percier; title: ARCHITECTURAL PATRIMONY; title: The Chateau de Fontanebleau / Vincent Droguet; title: The Abbey of Saint-Denis, 1936 / Georges Huard; title: The Musee des Monuments Francais / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: ARCHITECT OF THE BOOK; title: Graphic Art as Matrix / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: Percier under the Loupe / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: Documenting the Recueil de Decorations Interieures / Iris Moon; title: The Italian Edition of the Recueil / Letizia Tedeschi; title: The Livre du Sacre / Christophe Beyerle; title: DECORATIVE ARTS; title: Percier and Francois Honore Georges Jacob-Desmalter / Jean-Francois Belhoste; title: Two Commodes / Iris Moon; title: A Scrapbook from Percier's Workshop / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: Designs for the Manufactories and the Garde-Meuble / Anne Dion-Tenebaum; title: Two Tureens and their Variations / Anne Dion-Tenebaum; title: COURT ARCHITECT; title: The Synthesis of Architecture and Decor / Jean-Francois Bedard; title: Percier and the Imperial Couple / Vincent Cochet; title: Josephine's Boudoir, Chateau de Saint-Cloud / Jean-Francois Belhoste; title: The Louvre and the Tuileries / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: The Arcades on the Rue de Rivoli / Charlotte Duvette; title: A Rhetoric of Unbuilt Architecture / Jean-Philippe Garric; title: Percier's Legacy / Jean-Philippe Garric.