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ABC/68
Title
Monographic du Palais de Fontainebleau. Vol II : L’chateaux de la Renaissance. [Monographic of the Palace of Fontainebleau. Vol II: the chateau of the Renaissance]
Date(s)
- 1863 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Scope and content
The second volume of a historical description of Palace of Fountainbleau (Palais De Fontainebleau) with descriptive texts and a collection of original etchings of drawings, scaled plans, elevations and sections. Pictures included are of ornamental engravings, sculptures, statues, ceiling engravings and artworks, column detail, cornice detail, stained windows, carving detail, and paintings. Spaces included are: The Gallery of Francois the 1st (Galerie de Francois 1er); Staircase of Honor - Oval Courtyard (Escalier D'Honneur. - Cour Ovale); Fireplace of Charles IX (Cheminee, Dite de Charles IX); Gallery of Henry II (Galerie Henry II); The Popes Apartments (Apartements du Pape); Living Room of Louis XIII (Salon Louis XIII); Apartment of the State (Apartement D'Apparat); Chapel Saint-Saturnin (Chapelle Saint-Saturnin).
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Language of material
- French
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Loose front cover, corners scuffed