Louis XV : Un moment de Perfection de l'Art Francais
Hardcover
1974 · Paris
by Gaxotte, Pierre and Valery Giscard D'Estaing
Paris: Hotel de la Monnaie, 1974. Hardcover. Good. A nice, clean, tight copy but with front board a bit bowed, light general shelf wear, and toning to page margins.. Turquoise boards; gilt decoration front/back; navy blue lettering to covers and spine. LXVI, [2], 682 pp. with color and bw illustrations throughout. Review of the exhibition (likely from the International Herald Tribune) laid in. Heavy at 7 pounds and may require extra postage. With a preface by Valery Giscard D'Estaing and introduction by Pierre Gaxotte. Catalogue from the monumentally-important exhibition held at the Hotel de la Monnaie; nearly 1,000 works of art of all kinds: urbanism, ballet, architecture, garden design, painting, musical instruments, medallions, engravings, drawings, decorative arts, and more. An incredibly comprehensive catalogue and exhibition. The review is worth reading as well. (Inventory #: 162682)