Versailles /

Nothing represents the glorious and fraught history of France quite like the Palace of Versailles. Made famous by the absolutist king Louis XIV, Versailles became legendary for the splendor of its revels, but then, after the Revolution of 1789, it fell into disrepute as a reminder of royal excess an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jones, Colin, 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2018]
Subjects:	Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) > History. Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) > Design and construction. Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) ARCHITECTURE / History / Baroque & Rococo. HISTORY / Europe / France. HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.

Table of Contents:

Creating: from house of cards to fairy-tale palace
Mythologising: the golden era (1682-1715)
Continuing: the Bourbon successorion (1715-1789)
Living: styles of Versailles life
Republicanising: in search of a new role
Conserving: Versailles, curation and heritage.