The World of Private Castles, Palaces and Estates
Author: Freda Katritzky
Publisher: Chateaux Prives
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 2952414211
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Author: Freda Katritzky
Publisher: Chateaux Prives
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 2952414211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Simon Sykes
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 378
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edwin Beresford Chancellor
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marcello Morelli
Publisher: White Star Publishers
Published: 2008-02-01
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9788854400467
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilt to astonish the masses and to celebrate the magnificence of the most powerful families in the world, royal palaces and house are the reminders of a bygone era. This book tells the mysteries and legends of the buildings, and the official and secret versions of the history of their occupants. The text is complemented by a series of splendid photographs that together transport the reader on a visit to a place where the lives of royal families and their courts burned bright, and where beauty was mixed with power.
Author: Christopher Simon Sykes
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Margaret F. MacDonald
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780520230491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn "Palaces in the Night", MacDonald looks at a key period in James Whistler's career, examining his unique vision of Venice and his development of the medium of etching. 120 illustrations.
Author: Christopher Simon Sykes
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780701135041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marc Walter
Publisher: Vendome Press
Published: 2004-10
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout the 19th century, European royalty built extraordinary palaces to which they retreated from their "official" lives in St. Petersburg, Paris, Vienna, and elsewhere. This book offers a panorama of these fantastic estates, where leading architects, craftsmen, muralists, garden designers, and naturalists were employed at enormous expense to create a life of unsurpassed luxury. Many of the palaces are now legendary: Ludwig II's famous Neuschwanstein, which dominates the Bavarian Alps; the "Alexandra Cottage" of Peterhof, the gift of Nicholas I to his wife; the lovely Castle of Miramare built for the ill-fated Archduke Maximilian, the short-lived emperor of Mexico. The palaces are "romantic" in every sense, as creations of their time, and as places suffused with nostalgic memory. Author Jérôme Coignard provides a brief overview of each royal family and their palace's architecture and decoration, drawing on contemporary memoirs and letters. Marc Walter's color photographs are accompanied by period interior views, watercolors, and family photographs. With information on visiting hours and directions to each of the palaces, this book offers a private tour through the last courts of Europe.
Author: Vaughan Hart
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780300075304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of essays examining early editions of Vitruvius' writings and all the major Renaissance architectural treatises by authors such as Alberti, Di Giorgio, Colonna, Serlio, and Palladio. The authors look at the significance of the treaty in the Renaissance, and trace its decline in the late 17th century.
Author: Christopher Morgan & Irina Orlova
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0953001296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe remarkable story of those who battled to save the palaces, not just during and after the war, but during the Revolution and the harsh times that followed.