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- catalog abstract "In 1990 a vast restoration project was initiated for the park at Versailles. This gigantic task aimed at returning the gardens, as closely as possible, to their original layout. This book celebrates the event by presenting a detailed history of the gardens, from the hunting estate acquired by Louis XIII, to the park of today. Hundred of visitors are drawn here to appreciate the unique and sumptuous era when Versailles became the ultimate symbol of the legendary Sun King. There followed, first, the age of Louis XV, when the Trianon became one of the favourite haunts of the Court, then the reign of Louis XVI, which saw its surroundings transformed into one of the most extraordinary jardin anglais produced in France during the eighteenth century. 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. More than two hundred reproductions, plans, drawings, paintings and engravings, as well as colour photographs of the existing gardens, illustrate this book. Each is accompanied by a short explanation that encourages the reader to relive the centuries that reflect the gardens.".
- catalog contributor b7133711.
- catalog coverage "Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France) History.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "Contributions made by each of the preceding periods. More than two hundred reproductions, plans, drawings, paintings and engravings, as well as colour photographs of the existing gardens, illustrate this book. Each is accompanied by a short explanation that encourages the reader to relive the centuries that reflect the gardens.".
- catalog description "In 1990 a vast restoration project was initiated for the park at Versailles. This gigantic task aimed at returning the gardens, as closely as possible, to their original layout. This book celebrates the event by presenting a detailed history of the gardens, from the hunting estate acquired by Louis XIII, to the park of today. Hundred of visitors are drawn here to appreciate the unique and sumptuous era when Versailles became the ultimate symbol of the legendary Sun King.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191)".
- catalog description "Preface / Jean-Pierre Babelon -- Versailles in the Early Days -- Louis XIII. The Garden of a Huntsman -- The Garden of the Sun-King -- The Reign of Louis XIV. The Age of the Royal Fetes. The Taming of the Natural World. The Pleasure Garden. The Last Days of Louis XIV -- The Garden of the Enlightenment. The Garden of Louis XV, the 'bien-aime'. The Replanting of Versailles. Trianon and the Jardin anglais -- To the Glory of France. The Tree of Liberty -- Versailles Today. Regrowth and Renewal.".
- catalog description "There followed, first, the age of Louis XV, when the Trianon became one of the favourite haunts of the Court, then the reign of Louis XVI, which saw its surroundings transformed into one of the most extraordinary jardin anglais produced in France during the eighteenth century. 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.".
- catalog extent "191 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Gardens of Versailles.".
- catalog identifier "0302006591".
- catalog isFormatOf "Gardens of Versailles.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "Translated from the French by Fiona Biddulph.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Zwemmer ; Wappingers Falls, N.Y. : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Antique Collectors Club,".
- catalog relation "Gardens of Versailles.".
- catalog spatial "France Versailles".
- catalog spatial "Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France) History.".
- catalog subject "Babelon, Jean Pierre.".
- catalog subject "Gardens France Versailles History.".
- catalog subject "Le Nôtre, André, 1613-1700.".
- catalog subject "Parks France Versailles History.".
- catalog subject "Q712.5 L".
- catalog subject "SB466.F83 V47413 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface / Jean-Pierre Babelon -- Versailles in the Early Days -- Louis XIII. The Garden of a Huntsman -- The Garden of the Sun-King -- The Reign of Louis XIV. The Age of the Royal Fetes. The Taming of the Natural World. The Pleasure Garden. The Last Days of Louis XIV -- The Garden of the Enlightenment. The Garden of Louis XV, the 'bien-aime'. The Replanting of Versailles. Trianon and the Jardin anglais -- To the Glory of France. The Tree of Liberty -- Versailles Today. Regrowth and Renewal.".
- catalog title "The gardens of Versailles / Pierre-André Lablaude ; preface Jean-Pierre Babelon.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".