Visitors to Versailles : from Louis XIV to the French Revolution

Based on contemporary documents and works of art, the book explores the experiences of visitors to the palace and grounds of Versailles when it was the seat of the French monarchy, methods of transportation, codes of dress and etiquette, precious diplomatic gifts, royal audiences, and tours of the b...

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Weitere Verfasser: Kisluk-Grosheide, Danie͏̈lle O. (HerausgeberIn), Rondot, Bertrand (HerausgeberIn), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Exhibition "Visitors to Versailles: From Louis XIV to the French Revolution"
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2018]
Schlagworte:Visitors, Foreign Versailles (France) Louis Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) Geschichte 1650-1800 New York ; NY, 2018 Schloss Versailles Besucher Hofzeremoniell Höfische Kultur
Umfang:xxi, 369 Seiten