Decorative Games: Ornament, Rhetoric, and Noble Culture in the Work of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742)
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This book features an extraordinary album of ornament designs by the French architect Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742). In charge of the buildings and grounds of Philippe, duke of Orl ans, regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, Oppenord was at the center of the architectural practice of his time. As made evident by this album, his consummate draftsmanship, praised by his contemporaries and coveted by collectors, exceeded by far the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1644531453
ISBN13:9781644531457
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:University of Delaware Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"
Age Range:16 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 11 and higher
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