Louis Le Vau: Mazarin's Collège, Colbert's Revenge
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From Vaux-le-Vicomte to Versailles, the buildings of Louis Le Vau shaped the image of French court society. None, however, has had as dramatic an effect as Mazarin's Coll ge (1661-70), the Parisian landmark that now houses the Institut de France. In this first English-language book on Louis XIV's celebrated architect, Hilary Ballon deftly portrays the brilliance and controversy of Le Vau's late career through an exploration of this masterpiece, a...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691001863
ISBN13:9780691001869
Release Date:December 1999
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 8.0" x 10.0"
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