DE NOLHAC (Pierre) - Les jardins de Versailles - 1906
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Pierre de Nolhac's Les jardins de Versailles, a 1906 first French edition in grand in-4 format with a blue morocco binding and gilded detailing, about 192 pages with roughly 200 illustrated plates. nl
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DE NOLHAC (Pierre)
The Gardens of Versailles
Goupil & Cie, Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Paris, 1906
Grand in-4, (36.2 x 28.4 cm), (2) leaves, 185-(2) pp., bound. Blue morocco, spine with raised bands ornamented with the cipher of Louis XIV, gilded title, gilded Louvre-style calfskin lace framing the boards, gilded royal arms in the center, gilded fillet on the turn-ins, gilded ruling on the edges, gilded head, cover and spine preserved. Binding signed Durvand. Minimal rubbing at the corners and at the tips, upper joint split for 15 cm and lower joint for 5 cm. Interior fresh.
Original edition illustrated with about 200 illustrations including photographs, engravings, plans... depicting the gardens of the château.
A very complete monograph devoted to the gardens of Versailles and to the work of André Le Nôtre. Pierre de Nolhac traces their creation and the various alterations, showing how these gardens, conceived as an extension of the château, contributed to the expression of art and power during the reign of Louis XIV.
Ex-libris of Jean Archambault.
DE NOLHAC (Pierre)
The Gardens of Versailles
Goupil & Cie, Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Paris, 1906
Grand in-4, (36.2 x 28.4 cm), (2) leaves, 185-(2) pp., bound. Blue morocco, spine with raised bands ornamented with the cipher of Louis XIV, gilded title, gilded Louvre-style calfskin lace framing the boards, gilded royal arms in the center, gilded fillet on the turn-ins, gilded ruling on the edges, gilded head, cover and spine preserved. Binding signed Durvand. Minimal rubbing at the corners and at the tips, upper joint split for 15 cm and lower joint for 5 cm. Interior fresh.
Original edition illustrated with about 200 illustrations including photographs, engravings, plans... depicting the gardens of the château.
A very complete monograph devoted to the gardens of Versailles and to the work of André Le Nôtre. Pierre de Nolhac traces their creation and the various alterations, showing how these gardens, conceived as an extension of the château, contributed to the expression of art and power during the reign of Louis XIV.
Ex-libris of Jean Archambault.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Art history
Book title
Les jardins de Versailles
Author/ Illustrator
DE NOLHAC (Pierre)
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1906
Height
36.2 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
28.4 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
192
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