Versailles
written by Jean-Marie Perouse de Montclos
Abbeville Press Inc. | ISBN 9781558592285
Hardback – 424 pages
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This text traces the transformation of Louis XIII'S modest hunting lodge into the apotheosis of the French monarchy. Versailles' importance as the expression of European absolutism but also as an experimental design workshop is examined.
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