The Private Realm of Marie Antoinette
by Marie-France Boyer
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Author: Marie-France BoyerPhotographer: Francois Halard
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-25
ISBN: 0500286329
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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Book Review: Beautiful!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book right before my first trip to Paris. It was full of beautiful pictures and stories about Petite Trianon, the Hameau and Gardens. It made the visit to these places all the more interesting because I knew a lot of the stories behind various pieces of furniture, room decor and furniture. It helped me envision her life in her beloved sanctuary before the revolution. If you are planning a trip to Versailles it is a wonderful book to help transport you back to this graceful and elegant period in History.
Summary of The Private Realm of Marie Antoinette
"Evocative photography and a wealth of detail make the book a visual treat."?Interior DesignMarie Antoinette, whose marriage at fifteen made her queen of France before she was twenty, died under the blade of the guillotine in 1793. She has been romanticized as the martyred queen, admired as the personification of eighteenth-century French royal style, and vilified as the Austrian whose frivolous extravagance and foreign sympathies fired the French Revolution.
This book turns aside from the official portraits and great historical events to rediscover the private places and objects that reflect Marie Antoinette's personality and reveal her more directly to our modern gaze. Beautifully photographed by François Halard, the rooms and buildings she inhabited are shown here in fascinating detail, from the distinctive fabrics and furnishings to the queen's favorite objects?an amber curiosity, a Chinese lacquer gift from her mother, a porcelain bowl. 123 illustrations, 108 in color.
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