A royal passion : Louis XIV as patron of architecture / Robert W. Berger.
A royal passion : Louis XIV as patron of architecture / Robert W. Berger.
A royal passion : Louis XIV as patron of architecture / Robert W. Berger.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N724.100944/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 204 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
A Royal Passion is the first in-depth study of the Sun King as a patron of architecture. Surveying such monuments as the Louvre, Versailles, the Invalides, and other buildings that are closely identified with Louis XIV, Robert Berger demonstrates why these buildings, gardens, urban spaces, and their decorations were so important to him. Serving as...
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A royal passion : Louis XIV as patron of architecture / Robert W. Berger.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-200) and index.
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N724.100944/1
Record Identifier
74VMBJJrbrOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBJJrbrOM
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ISBN
0521586445 (pbk.)
9780521440295
0521440297
9780521586443 (pbk.)
DDC
724.100944
MMS ID
991002339369702626
