Territorial Ambitions and the Gardens of Versailles

by Chandra Mukerji

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In Louis XIV's France, land took on new importance in politics and court life. A sequestered aristocracy promenaded in formal gardens while the military moved across the landscape, marking state boundaries with fortresses and refiguring the interior with canals and forests. Chandra Mukerji highlights the connections between the seemingly disparate activities of engineering and garden design, showing how the gardens at Versailles showcased French skills...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521599598

ISBN13:9780521599597

Release Date:October 1997

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:420 Pages

Weight:1.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

17th Century Crafts & Hobbies English Gardens Europe France Gardening & Landscaping History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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