| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-290) and index. |
| Summary |
The story of Versailles is one of high historical drama mixed with the high camp and glamour of the European courts, all in an iconic home for the French arts. Spawforth probes the conventional picture of the palace, and gives full weight to the darker side, as well as its changing place in France's national identity since 1789. |
| Contents |
Builders of the labyrinth -- "Rome in one palace" -- A gilded cage? -- "How right to insist on ceremony..." -- Follow the King! -- "All the pleasures" -- Comforts, or lack of them -- Behind closed doors -- A garden with flowers -- "The royal zoo" -- After the deluge. |
| Subject |
Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) -- History.
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Versailles (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Monarchy -- France -- History.
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France -- Court and courtiers -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780312357856 |
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0312357850 |
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