Versailles : the history of the gardens and their sculpture / Stéphane Pincas ; photographs by Maryvonne Rocher-Gilotte ; [translated from the French by Fiona Cowell]

Pincas, Stéphane

1996, 1st edition. New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443785
ISBN: 0500017018

Physical description; 280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm. Contents; I. The garden in France. The evolution of the French garden. The evolution of Versailles. The layout of the gardens -- II. A walk in the gardens. The Jardin Haut. The Great Axis. The bosquets of the Jardin Bas -- III. Light diversions and major engineering. Fetes. Waterworks -- Glossary of French garden terms. Subjects; Château de Versailles History. Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) History. Versailles (Palace and gardens) (Versailles, France). Sculpture, French France Parc de Versailles (Versailles). Landscape architecture France Parc de Versailles (Versailles). Gardens, French France Versailles. Sculpture, French France Versailles. Jardins Architecture France Versailles. Garden History. Gardens and garden architecture France 17th century. Open-air sculpture France 17th century. Sculpture France Baroque. Sculpture France Rococo. Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France).

Price: €42.00