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The Louvre, the Place Royale (now the Place des Vosges), the Place and rue Dauphine, the Pont Neuf, and the Hôpital Saint Louis were part of a building program initiated by Henri IV that would be unmatched in Paris for more than two centuries. Drawing on previously untapped notarial archives in Paris's Minutier central, Hilary Ballon provides a rich and original account of the crucial period between 1605 and 1610 when Paris was transformed from a medieval city decimated by war and neglect into a modern capital.

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LIMITED EDITION - LIMITED TO 50 COPIES (Number 4 of 50) This stunningly beautiful edition was published exclusively for subscribers of Friends of Versailles in 2017, thus only 50 copies were published.
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"During his visit to France in 1717, Peter I, Tsar of Russia, received as a gift from the Duke of Antin, Director General of the King's Buildings, two magnificent watercolor albums representing the gardens of Versailles and Marly. These albums had been produced under the direction of the French ornamentalist Pierre Lepautre, in the last years of the reign of Louis XIV, between 1711 and 1713. These manuscripts are kept in Saint Petersburg, in the Library of the Academy of Sciences of Russia. Unknown in France and never published, these documents are of extreme importance for the knowledge of the gardens of Louis XIV, at the end of the achievements of André Le Nôtre and Jules Hardouin-Mansart." If you have any… Leer más

Format: Hardcover
Book condition: Used - Very Good
Cover: Very Good
Dust jacket: Very Good. Dust jacket is protected with Mylar cover.