Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521669924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521669924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521669924
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.
Picture History of the French Line
Author: William H., Jr. Miller
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157466
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Superb pictorial history of the company's fleet of formidable passenger ships: Ile de France, Normandie, Liberté, Colombie, Antilles, Flandre, France, and many more. Over 170 black-and-white photographs.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157466
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Superb pictorial history of the company's fleet of formidable passenger ships: Ile de France, Normandie, Liberté, Colombie, Antilles, Flandre, France, and many more. Over 170 black-and-white photographs.
A Pictorial History of France
Author: Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Visualizing the Revolution
Author: Rolf Reichardt
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861893123
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The authors explore the complex, many-faceted visual culture of the French Revolution, which took place in a period characterised by the creation of a new visual language steeped in metaphor, symbol and allegory.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861893123
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The authors explore the complex, many-faceted visual culture of the French Revolution, which took place in a period characterised by the creation of a new visual language steeped in metaphor, symbol and allegory.
French Decorative Designs
Author: P. Planat
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048645228X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
A new selection of images from Le style dans la peinture decorative, originally published by Dujardin & Cie.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048645228X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
A new selection of images from Le style dans la peinture decorative, originally published by Dujardin & Cie.
Singapore
Author: Gretchen Liu
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700715843
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
This is the story of Singapore through the eyes of artists and photographers. Each image conveys a strong sense of place, and together they tell the story of a nation and the island they transformed from a fishing village to a global city state.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0700715843
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
This is the story of Singapore through the eyes of artists and photographers. Each image conveys a strong sense of place, and together they tell the story of a nation and the island they transformed from a fishing village to a global city state.
Pictorial History of the French Foreign Legion in Indochina, 1927-1945
Author: Andrew J. Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781715565879
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Pictorial History of the French Foreign Legion in Indochina offers a rare insight into the Legion in Indochina, and with captions, captures the seldom seen way of life of the Legionnaire in Tonkin. The photos cover the companies, maneuvers, the support units which help the battalion function, the barracks and finally, colour plates of the insignia and uniforms worn by the Legionnaires in Indochina.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781715565879
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Pictorial History of the French Foreign Legion in Indochina offers a rare insight into the Legion in Indochina, and with captions, captures the seldom seen way of life of the Legionnaire in Tonkin. The photos cover the companies, maneuvers, the support units which help the battalion function, the barracks and finally, colour plates of the insignia and uniforms worn by the Legionnaires in Indochina.
The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Author: Bert Joseph Griswold
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allen County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Allen County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Racinet's Full-color Pictorial History of Western Costume
Author: Auguste Racinet
Publisher: Dover
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Superb royalty-free plates from rare original edition of famed sourcebook depicts military, civil, and religious garb from France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Scotland, Russia, and Poland.
Publisher: Dover
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Superb royalty-free plates from rare original edition of famed sourcebook depicts military, civil, and religious garb from France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Scotland, Russia, and Poland.
Tour de France 100
Author: Richard Moore
Publisher: VeloPress
ISBN: 9781937715069
Category : Tour de France (Bicycle race)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents a pictoral history of the Tour de France, highlighting the athletes, memorable races, and the scandals.
Publisher: VeloPress
ISBN: 9781937715069
Category : Tour de France (Bicycle race)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents a pictoral history of the Tour de France, highlighting the athletes, memorable races, and the scandals.