I am drinking stars! : history of a champagne /
Tells the story of the world's most luxurious champagne, tracing its circuitous history across four centuries, arranged in three chapters--one each for the seventeenth, eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Beautifully produced, in keeping with its subject, this luxury object unravels the myth of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Göttingen :
Steidl,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Tells the story of the world's most luxurious champagne, tracing its circuitous history across four centuries, arranged in three chapters--one each for the seventeenth, eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Beautifully produced, in keeping with its subject, this luxury object unravels the myth of Dom Pérignon champagne, beginning with its namesake--the pioneering Benedictine Monk Dom Pierre Pérignon--who set out to create the best wine in the world. Offering glimpses of the champagne-infused hedonism of Louis XV's court at Versailles, Marilyn Monroe's glamorous affiliation with the beverage and Karl Lagerfeld's recent advertising campaign for the brand, this volume incorporates a spectrum of artifacts, including texts, drawings, paintings, photographs and film stills from artists and writers such as Francois Boucher, Denis Diderot and Jonathan Swift.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 98 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783865217509 (hbk.) 3865217508 (hbk.) |