Versailles The Landmark Library

A magisterial overview of the creation, extension and adaptation of the palace of Versailles and its environs, and an exploration of the myth of Versailles from Louis XIV to the present day.

About the author

Colin Jones is Professor of History at Queen Mary College, a Fellow of the British Academy and an expert on 18th-century France. He is the author of The Great Nation France 1715-99, A History of France and Paris: Biography of a City.

Summary

A magisterial overview of the creation, extension and adaptation of the palace of Versailles and its environs, and an exploration of the myth of Versailles from Louis XIV to the present day.

Additional text

There is a huge cache of books on Versailles addressed to casual readers, but Versailles by Colin Jones stands out' H-France Review.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Jones
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.08.2018
• Subject: Non-fiction book; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture
• EAN: 9781786693952
• ISBN: 978-1-78669-395-2
• Pages: 192
• Series: The Landmark Library; The Landmark Library
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