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Charles Percier: Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions

Categorie	Algemeen Architectuur & Bouwkunde
Boeknummer	#398859-LA1
Titel	Charles Percier: Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions
Auteur	Garric, Jean-Philippe (editor)
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	New Haven/London : Yale University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2016
ISBN10	0300221584
ISBN13	9780300221589
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original pictorial boards, decorated endpapers, numerous (full page) illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, this publication surveys the magnificent spectrum of projects undertaken by French architect and interior designer Charles Percier (1764–1838). After gaining an illustrious reputation for supervising the scenery at the Paris Opéra during the French Revolution, Percier was later appointed by Napoleon Bonaparte. With the Emperor's support, he developed the opulent versions of neoclassicism closely associated with the Napoleonic era, and now known as Directoire style and Empire style. Percier worked on the renovation or redecoration of many of France's royal palaces, including the Louvre, the Tuileries, and the chateaux of Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, and Fontainebleau. The full scope and variety of Percier's design projects are revealed in ... (Lees verder)this book, which also includes archival material detailing Percier's relationships with patrons and peers.
Pagina's	303
Conditie	Goed — Bottom corners slightly bumped.
Prijs	€ 30,00

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