Main entry:

Lablaude, Pierre-André.

Title & Author:

The gardens of Versailles / Pierre-André Lablaude ; preface, Jean-Pierre Babelon ; [translated from the French by Fiona Biddulph].

Publication:

London : Zwemmer ; Wappingers Falls, NY, USA : Distributed in the USA by Antique Collectors' Club, 1995.

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 191).
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 fêtes ; 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-aimé' ; The replanting of Versailles ; Trianon and the Jardin anglais -- To the glory of France. The Tree of Liberty -- Versailles today. Regrowth and renewal.
Translated from the French by Fiona Biddulph.

Summary:

"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."--Jacket flap.

ISBN:

0302006591
9780302006597

Subject:

Le Nôtre, André, 1613-1700.
Gardens France Versailles History.
Parks France Versailles History.
Gardens France Versailles.
Gardens, French France Versailles.
Jardins France Versailles.
Jardins français France Versailles.
Jardins Architecture France Versailles.
Gardens, French
Gardens
Parks
Schlosspark
Barock
Gartenkunst
Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France) History.
Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Jardins de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Jardins de Versailles (Versailles, France) Histoire.
France Versailles
France Versailles Parc de Versailles
Frankreich
Schlosspark Versailles
Versailles
Versailles (Yvelines) Château Jardins.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 81160
Call No.: ID SB466.F73 L3; ID:95-B2610
Status: Available