A Day at Versailles

Yves Carlier, Francis Hammond

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Flammarion
01 February 2014

Palaces, chateaux, country houses; History; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

The world's most iconic chateau has welcomed tourists the world over, yet this handsome slipcased volume offers up the charm of a thousand and one hidden places in the chateau, its gardens, and pavilions. All were designed to surprise and delight the eye and all the senses at every turn, their exquisite decoration forming an integral part of the elite lifestyle of the eighteenth-century.

This comprehensive volume captures the exquisite setting and inimitable ambiance of Versailles and its gardens, from its intimate private spaces usually closed to the general public to the charming Petit Trianon and dairy farm created for the pure pleasure of Marie-Antoinette.

Concise, informative, and evocative texts describe the practical, social, and aesthetic considerations that informed the creation of the home to three kings, while newly commissioned photography features the chateau's architecture, gardens, paintings, drawings, and decorative arts that bring to life the beauty and the daily routines of this golden age of French culture.

This jewel of a volume is a rich homage to Versailles and the perfect souvenir for visitors and armchair travelers alike who, while turning these pages, will embark on a private tour of the lavish chateau and grounds.

By: Yves Carlier
Photographs by: Francis Hammond
Imprint: Flammarion
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9782080301437
ISBN 10: 2080301438
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yves Carlier is a writer and curator specializing in sixteenth- to nineteenth-century French decorative arts and design. Francis Hammond is a renowned lifestyle photographer.

Reviews for A Day at Versailles

.. .though this biography of the building takes a day-in-the-life look at life within it, Carlier also notes how drastically those days differed as the palace's purpose changed from 1682 to the present. In addition, the book examines how these many lives of Versailles have been immortalized...photographer Francis Hammond clearly knows we like to gasp at grandeur, but he also cannily catches the more subtle details. The result is a tour of the palace that takes the reader not merely through its spaces, but also its times. - Metrosource