French Architectural Ornament: From Versailles, Fontainebleau and Other Palaces

FromFrance'sproudestarchitecturalheirloomscomesthiscollectionofornaments—anextraordinaryassortmentofthesumptuousdecorationsthatrunfromfloortoceilingandspanthegrandfacadesofroyalresidences.Theiroriginsrangefromthesixteenththrougheighteenthcenturies，datingfromtheruleofFrance'sfirstRenaissanceking，FrancisI，totheopulenteraofLouisXIV，thelegendarySunKing.
Illustratedwith61colorand100black-and-whitedrawings，thiscompilationfeatureshighlightsfromtworarenineteenth-centurypublications，oneofwhichwaseditedbyadistinguishedarchitecturalhistorianoftheLouvre.Avisualtourthroughthronerooms，privateapartments，chapels，libraries，andballrooms，itencompassesdepictionsofscenesfromhistoryandmythologyaswellasarichassortmentofbotanicalandotherdecorativeelementsfromdoors，walls，fireplaces，cabinets，consoles，andfriezes.Briefcaptionsidentifyeachimage.，