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Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Francois Halard
ISBN13: 9780500286326
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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"Evocative photography and a wealth of detail make the book a visual treat."—Interior Design
Marie Antoinette, whose marriage at fifteen made her queen of France before she was twenty, died under the blade of the guillotine in 1793. She has been romanticized as the martyred queen, admired as the personification of eighteenth-century French royal style, and vilified as the Austrian whose frivolous extravagance and foreign sympathies fired the French Revolution.
This book turns aside from the official portraits and great historical events to rediscover the private places and objects that reflect Marie Antoinette's personality and reveal her more directly to our modern gaze. Beautifully photographed by François Halard, the rooms and buildings she inhabited are shown here in fascinating detail, from the distinctive fabrics and furnishings to the queen's favorite objects—an amber curiosity, a Chinese lacquer gift from her mother, a porcelain bowl. 123 illustrations, 108 in color.
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| real marie |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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i always thought marie antoinette was a empty headed selfish woman,but i find her to be a strong-willed ,compassionate and beautiful woman who loved her kids and her husband ,family.she showed great courage meeting her death.
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| Was not impressed with this book at all |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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After reading the reviews on this book I was expecting so much more than what I got. Some of the pictures in the book are beautiful, but most of them are grainy and shot at strange angles. The pictures of the petit trianon, which were the pictures I was looking forward to seeing the most, were all shot in black and white and there are only 6 pictures of it total. You get absolutely no feeling for it whatsoever and this was the place Marie Antoinette loved the most and spent most of her time. Overall I was very disappointed and would not recommend this book.
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| Marie Antoinette |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Beautiful book with nice pictures of several places on where Queen Marie Antoinette left her signature. Her rooms, gardens, Hameau, bodoire are beautifully described in this nice work. I recommend it for all who are interested in Marie Antoinette.
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| The Marie Antoinette book you simply must have!! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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If you wish to be propelled into her realm, then look no further. I have read many books about Marie Antoinette and this is one of my favourites. The basic text is accompanied by the most wonderful photographs, portraits and furniture details that I have seen anywhere. Highly recommended.
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| Small but Interesting |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This book is fairly small but it has some interesting tid bits about Marie Antoinette. The focus of this book is mainly on the royal's furniture and accessories. It doesn't go too much into Marie Antoinette's history. An interesting book for any Marie Antoinette fan.
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