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).
Penor, Rodolphe
An extensive collection of architectural decoration in styles of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI from the Fontainebleau. There is a short introduction and the descriptions of the three styles followed by drawings and engravings of decorative elements from the Throne Room, the Queen's Bedroom, the Council Chamber, the Queen's Games Room, the Turkish Boudoir, the Queen's Boudoir and the Emperor's Cabinet, at scale.
Penor, Rodolphe
