Emmanuel ducamp editor (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 99 pages. in slipcaseThis book presents the watercolors of Trianon which were comissioned by Marie- Antoinette for the albums she gave to visting royalty to whom she offered Fetes in the Trianon gardens. These watercolors were executed by Claude-Louis Chatelet and Richard Mique around 1785-86 and bound into albums with gilt-embossed leath er bindings and covers lined with silk. Four are known to have survived; the 26 watercolors and plans reproduced in this book are kept in the album of the Bibli oteca Estense in Modena. They are exquisite testimonials of the pavilions, fabri ques and gardens which were built for Marie-Antionette at the Trianon and includ e views of the temple of Love, the rocher, the Belvedere, the jeu de Bague and m ore.The sophisticated presentation of this book has kept the spirit of Marie- Antoinette's albums, and the author's introduction and captions help the reader to understand why and how the Trianon became very quickly the epitome of the d ecorative elegance and refinement that gave France the artistic hegemony at the end of the 18th century.…

HARD BACK. Zustand: Good. No. 223pp. Hundreds of colour illustrations. THIS IS THE SECOND VOLUME ONLY, The contents. French text. There is a coffee stain on the front cover and the boyttom edge, but they do not affect the pages. Small split at the bottom of the spine. Internally, a clean copy in a tight binding.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Contained in clam shell box, also very good. Book plate on fly leaf.

First Thus. Translated from the French As New condition. In protective high-gloss box. Dust jacket: As New. Hardback.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. in clamshell box - has some scuffing along one side. boards of both volumes are worn along edge - insect damage.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 4 vol. box set.