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Versailles

700.00

The immense artistic—and I dare say, intellectual—value of the œuvre of MM. Zega and Dams has always dazzled me. After serious reflection, I must say that I am also very impressed by the text that accompanies Versailles. Being myself a historian of the 17th and 18th centuries, and having enormously meditated on that period, I must note the abiding impression of complete innovation that struck me… when reading the immensely rich introduction to this great and magnificent work.

—Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Director Emeritus, La Bibliothèque Nationale de France

 

VERSAILLES: The Château and its Satellites is a sumptuous, limited-edition artist’s book reproducing sixty watercolors of the extraordinary châteaux, pavilions, unbuilt projects, and architectural and garden ornaments of the seat of French kings. The major buildings and architectural details of the royal estates of Versailles and Trianon, Marly, Clagny and Sceaux are magnificently illustrated in exacting watercolor reconstructions and their histories are examined with essays that present a revolutionary vision of this crucial epoch in architectural history.

Versailles is an unrivaled example of the binder’s art and employs printing techniques of exceptional fidelity and precision. The volume includes 21 double-page spreads and gatefolds, each mounted on tabs and hand-sewn into the book’s signatures. The longest gatefold, of the garden elevation of the Château de Versailles, measures over a yard in length; all illustrations are printed on individual sheets, ensuring that no reproduction is blemished by traversing the book’s gutter.

  • Connaissance et Mémoires, 2007. 280 pages, format 10 x 13 ½ in. 60 color illustrations and 21 multi-page spreads, superbly reproduced using state-of-the-art printing techniques on uncoated Curtis 200 g. vellum paper. Bicolor texts. Hand assembled and bound in Italy with white silk and slipcased.

Please note: Limited stocks remaining

Available in English and French editions, signed and numbered and limited to 400 copies in each language.

The default language when ordering is English; French readers, please choose the French variant from the drop-down menu when ordering.

(All limited-edition books are shipped fully insured with tracking number.)

Weight 6.0 kg
Dimensions 10 × 2 × 13.5 in
Language

English, Français