Author: Sir Reginald Theodore BlomfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
A History of French Architecture from the Death of Mazarin Till the Death of Louis XV, 1661-1774
Author: Sir Reginald Theodore BlomfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Architecture
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
"The professional architectural monthly" (varies).
A History of French Architecture: From the death of Mazarin till the death of Louis XV, 1661-1774
Author: Sir Reginald Theodore BlomfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
The Quarterly Review
Author: William GiffordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
From the reign of Charles VIII till the death of Mazarin, 1494-1661.-v.3-4. From the death of Mazarin till the death of Louis XV, 1661-1774
Author: Sir Reginald Theodore BlomfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publications
Author: American Association of MuseumsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Architecture
Author: Detroit Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Journal of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Author: Royal Institute of British ArchitectsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Publications of the American Association of Museums
Author: Louis XIV's Architect
Author: Richard BallardPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399054236
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This is a study of royal absolutism in a most extreme form in modern European history, and of the nature of Louis XIV's concept of personal glory and of the embodiment of France as a new superpower. It is a study of political ideas expressed in architecture to establish Versailles as the centre of French world power and royal prestige. It is also a personal story, full of social, cultural, and economic history of the period as seen in the life and work of Louis Le Vau, from a humble family of craftsmen, who was a self-taught architect in the early history of the profession, skilled in technical craft skills and even grand design. He was a major contributor to the architectural glories of Paris including the Louvre, Vincennes, Versailles and the College of the Four Nations. And all achieved despite interference from the great magnates of the age like Mazarin and Colbert and constant mind-changing by the King who wanted every feature in the buildings to reflect his concept of personal, royal, prestige. Le Vau was Louis XIV's First Architect from 1654 until his death and disgrace in 1670. The social, cultural, economic and political backdrop is striking with court intrigue, scandal, corruption, luxury, indulgence and the rise of a rich bourgeoisie, but the main thrust of the story concerns Louis XIV and the royal personal ambition, and the work of a stone-cutter's son who became the Sun King's instrument. The study is good on the more technical features of architectural history - reminiscent of Pevsner's marvellous Buildings of England series.