Life in the French country house / Mark Girouard.

Main entry:

Girouard, Mark, 1931-2022.

Title & Author:

Life in the French country house / Mark Girouard.

Publication:

New York : Knopf, 2000.

Description:

352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-345) and index.
A quick run round the French noblesse -- The language of chivalry -- 'Gracious homes for noble seigneurs' -- Private places -- The curious history of the salon -- In and around the boudoir -- Were they ever there? -- Putting on a show -- Plumbing-or the lack of it -- The household -- In praise of the basse-cour -- To horse -- Back to the land -- Into the twentieth century.

Summary:

Provides a detailed account of the French upper classes at home, showing how their way of life and its setting - the châteaux, manoirs, and gentilhommeries of the French countryside, evolved through the centuries. Discusses the growth in sophistication of country house life with developments in lighting, plumbing, heating, and water supply, drawing on first-person accounts from letters and journals, records of foreign visitors, inventories, and books of etiquette to provide insights into how the kitchens operated, how the stables were organized, and how the servants were catered for.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information

ISBN:

0679427112 (alk. paper)
9780679427117 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Country homes France.
Upper class Dwellings France.
Home economics France.
Architecture, Domestic France.
Country life France.
Économie domestique France.
Architecture, Domestic
Country homes
Country life
Home economics
Manners and customs
Upper class Dwellings
Adel
Herrenhaus
Sozialgeschichte
France Social life and customs.
France Mœurs et coutumes.
France
Frankreich

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213622
Call No.: NA7590 .G4 2000
Status: Available

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