Add this copy of Louis XIV's Gardens in Versailles to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Gourcuff Gradenigo.
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New. 2353400655. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--HARDCOVER. Text in French. 160 pages; 40 color illustrations. Description: "Discover the gardens of Versailles-as they were designed by André Le Nôtre, exactly how Louis XIV left them-before changes which would eventually change their design under the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. The creation of the park of Versailles gave a free rein to the talent of André Le Nôtre with an extravagance totally in keeping with the drawings done by Louis XIV. The layout, including all the elements of tradition, was redesigned with a new sense of science and harmony that would provoke wonder and admiration. This book shows the original plans designed in 1720 by Jean Chaufourier (1679-1757) for the Duke of Antin, superintendent of the Kings Buildings: they include the flower beds, the groves, the vegetable and fruit gardens, the fountains and the path through the Labyrinth, the fountain on the Royal Island and the Apollo Basin as they were originally. Complete with a series of XVIIth century engravings by Adam Pérelle, these illustrations are the most complete testimony of the incomparable work of art of the Sun King, emblem of the French classical spirit."--with a bonus offer--
