The Sun King's garden
Subtitle: Louis XIV, Andre Le Nôtre, and the creation of the gardens of Versailles
By: Ian Thompson
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Publisher: Bloomsbury; Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9781582346311
Subjects: Le Nôtre, André, -- 1613-1700; Louis -- XIV, -- King of France, -- 1638-1715 -- Influence; Gardens, French -- History -- 17th century; Gardens -- France -- Design -- History -- 17th century; Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-360) and index
Table of contents: title: The fateful party; title: Born to garden; title: The sun rises; title: The unpromising site; title: Geometry and earthworks; title: First plans; title: The new Rome; title: Divertissements; title: Pleasure works; title: Zenith; title: Total control; title: Changes; title: Waterworks; title: The machine and the aqueduct; title: Escape to Marly; title: Honorable old age; title: Hard times and sunset; title: Influence