DE NOLHAC (Pierre) - Les jardins de Versailles - 1906

DE NOLHAC (Pierre) The Gardens of Versailles Goupil & Cie, Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Paris, 1906 Grand in-4, (36.2 x 28.4 cm), (2) leaves, 185-(2) pp., bound. Blue morocco, spine with raised bands ornamented with the cipher of Louis XIV, gilded title, gilded Louvre-style calfskin lace framing the boards, gilded royal arms in the center, gilded fillet on the turn-ins, gilded ruling on the edges, gilded head, cover and spine preserved. Binding signed Durvand. Minimal rubbing at the corners and at the tips, upper joint split for 15 cm and lower joint for 5 cm. Interior fresh. Original edition illustrated with about 200 illustrations including photographs, engravings, plans... depicting the gardens of the château. A very complete monograph devoted to the gardens of Versailles and to the work of André Le Nôtre. Pierre de Nolhac traces their creation and the various alterations, showing how these gardens, conceived as an extension of the château, contributed to the expression of art and power during the reign of Louis XIV. Ex-libris of Jean Archambault.

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