The Gardener Of Versailles
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The Gardener Of Versailles
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Author : Alain Baraton
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2014-02-11
The Gardener Of Versailles written by Alain Baraton and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Gardening categories.
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 Finalist For gardening aficionados and Francophiles, a love letter to the Versailles Palace and grounds, from the man who knows them best. In Alain Baraton's Versailles, every grove tells a story. As the gardener-in-chief, Baraton lives on its grounds, and since 1982 he has devoted his life to the gardens, orchards, and fields that were loved by France's kings and queens as much as the palace itself. His memoir captures the essence of the connection between gardeners and the earth they tend, no matter how humble or grand. With the charm of a natural storyteller, Baraton weaves his own path as a gardener with the life of the Versailles grounds, and his role overseeing its team of eighty gardeners tending to 350,000 trees and thirty miles of walkways on 2,100 acres. He richly evokes this legendary place and the history it has witnessed but also its quieter side that he feels privileged to know. The same gardens that hosted the lavish lawn parties of Louis XIV and the momentous meeting between Marie Antoinette and the Cardinal de Rohan remain enchanted, private places where visitors try to get themselves locked in at night, lovers go looking for secluded hideaways, and elegant grandmothers secretly make cuttings to take back to their own gardens. A tremendous best seller in France, The Gardener of Versailles gives an unprecedentedly intimate view of one of the grandest places on earth. From the Hardcover edition.
The Sun King S Garden
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Author : Ian Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2006-10-31
The Sun King S Garden written by Ian Thompson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-31 with Gardening categories.
Presents an illustrated account of the creation of one of the world's most dazzling and extensive gardens, the gardens at the palace of Versailles, noting the unique four-decade friendship between Louis XIV, the creator of the garden, and Andre Le Ntre, the gardener.
Andr Le N Tre
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Author : Erik Orsenna
language : en
Publisher: New York : G. Braziller
Release Date : 2001
Andr Le N Tre written by Erik Orsenna and has been published by New York : G. Braziller this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Gardens categories.
The gardensat Versailles, the most extravagant and influential gardens in European history, emerged from the long association of Louis XIV and his master gardener, Andr Le Ntre. Born in Paris, the son and grandson of gardeners, Le Ntre grew up in the
The Gardens Of Le N Tre At Versailles
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Author : Jean Chaufourier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Gardens Of Le N Tre At Versailles written by Jean Chaufourier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Engraving, French categories.
Commissioned by Louis XIV, Andre le Notre designed a timeless garden of magnificent proportions. Widely admired and imitated throughout Europe, 300 years after its creation the garden at Versailles remains the quintessential jardin a la francaise. The son of a gardener, le Notre studied practical geometry as well as theories of space and perspective, both of which he used to advantage in his rigorous design. Unparalleled in his ability to tame nature, le Notre shaped the existing landscape to fit his uncompromising ideas of symmetry, structure, and beauty. This book is a celebration of le Notre's triumph, beautifully illustrated with previously unpublished plans.
A History Of The Gardens Of Versailles
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Author : Michel Baridon
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2008-08-27
A History Of The Gardens Of Versailles written by Michel Baridon and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-27 with Architecture categories.
Michel Baridon traces the history of the most famous gardens in the world from their inception through the three centuries of eventful history that they have witnessed.
Andr Le N Tre In Perspective
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Author : Patricia Bouchenot-Déchin
language : en
Publisher: Editions Hazan, Paris
Release Date : 2013
Andr Le N Tre In Perspective written by Patricia Bouchenot-Déchin and has been published by Editions Hazan, Paris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Gardens categories.
A beautifully illustrated investigation of the life, work, and legacy of the great 17th-century landscape and garden designer Andr� Le N�tre (1613-1700), principal gardener to Louis XIV, was France's greatest landscape and garden designer. The parks created by him at Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles are the supreme examples of the French 17th-century style of garden design. He was responsible also for the central pathway through the Tuileries, which became the grand axis of Paris running to the Arc de Triomphe and on to La D�fense. This magnificent book sheds new light on the royal gardener's life and his practice as a landscape architect, engineer and art collector, and examines the legacy of his influence. It highlights his major achievements and enhances our understanding of the French formal-garden model. Le N�tre's output is re-examined in terms of its social and cultural contexts; its artistic, technological, material and spatial components; and the dissemination of his ideas. The book contains illustrations of both original documents and the majority of extant drawings by Le N�tre and his collaborators. Comprehensive and impeccably researched, Andr� Le N�tre in Perspective brings together the scholarship of some of the world's leading experts in early-modern art, gardens and allied fields.
Marie Antoinette And The Last Garden Of Versailles
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Author : Christian Duvernois
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Release Date : 2008
Marie Antoinette And The Last Garden Of Versailles written by Christian Duvernois and has been published by Rizzoli International Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
Marie-Antoinette has been idolized as the height of eighteenth-century French style and vilified as the spark that ignited the French Revolution. This book departs from such traditional interpretations of the infamous queen’s reign and chooses to reflect on the humanistic aspects of her private realm. To escape the formalities and royal obligations of Louis XVI’s court, Marie-Antoinette created a private realm of pleasure for herself at the Petit Trianon and Hameau, where she planted the first Anglo-Chinese garden; created a trysting grotto; a working farm; and revolutionized architecture and gardening trends for the century to come. Marie-Antoinette’s entire private domain and its story are told in beautiful photographic detail by François Halard for the first time since its recent restoration and accompanied by well-researched texts by garden expert Christian Duvernois.
Gardener To The King
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Author : Frédéric Richaud
language : en
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Release Date : 2000
Gardener To The King written by Frédéric Richaud and has been published by Arcade Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
"As gardener to His Majesty, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie is master of his own domain, the royal fruit and vegetable garden. Louis' generals might proclaim the power of France abroad, but La Quintine's espaliers and vegetable plots assert nothing less than man's mastery over nature; a garden that can feed a thousand at a sitting, standards of pruning that in three hundred years have never been surpassed."--Jacket.
Territorial Ambitions And The Gardens Of Versailles
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Author : Chandra Mukerji
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-09-25
Territorial Ambitions And The Gardens Of Versailles written by Chandra Mukerji and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-25 with History categories.
In seventeenth-century France, land took on new importance for the practice of politics and rituals of court life. In her major new book, Chandra Mukerji highlights the connections between the two seemingly disparate activities of engineering and garden design. She shows how, at Versailles in particular, the royal park showcased French skills in using nature and art to design a distinctively French landscape and create a naturalized political territoriality. She challenges the association of state power with social and legal structures alone and demonstrates the importance for Louis XIV and his state of a controlled physical site, a demarcated French territory within the wider European geo-political continent.
The Gardens Of Versailles
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Author : Pierre-André Lablaude
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Gardens Of Versailles written by Pierre-André Lablaude and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Gardens categories.
Throughout the nineteenth century, the gardens were maintained, restored and replanted, and today they are being further restored to their original state, reflecting the most significant contributions made by each of the preceding periods.