Baroque Architecture: 1600-1750 by Lemerle Frederique; Yves Pauwels - 2008

FLAMMARION, 2008-11-18. hardcover. Used: Good.

FRANCE: Flammarion, 2008. Cream cloth, blind stamped titles to spine and front cover. Large format. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1800g.. Hardback. Fine/Fine DW.

Paris: Flammarion, 2008. Very light wear, some tiny spots to closed edges, otherwise very tidy.. Hard. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Paris: Flammarion, 2008. English Language Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+(Boards are near-perfect; DJ is near-perfect; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid). Yellow cloth boards with debossed lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with white and yellow lettering and illustration; 247 pp.; richly illustrated, primarily in color; includes color maps and plans. Text translated from the French; "Baroque Architecture leads the reader through the major creations of the period throughout Europe and beyond, and provides a fascinating account of how this grandiose style developed in relation to the unique urban culture of each nation where it became popular." "In-depth coverage of the architecture of France and Italy is coupled with serious analysis on how the style developed in Spain, Portugal, England, Central Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia, as well as in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. Giving the richest and most complete account of its history to date, this is an essential… Read More

Paris: Flammarion, 2008. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paris, Flammarion, 2008. First edition, first printing. 4to. Tan cloth with lettering blind stamped on spine and front board, light taupe endpapers, illustrated throughout, 247 pp. This beautifully illustrated book, written by two authorities on 16th- and 17th-century art and architecture, offers a visual tour of the major styles and trends of baroque architecture throughout Europe and beyond. Through such examples as the undulating facade of Rome's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, the lavish succession of rooms in the Palace of Versailles, and the seemingly endless array of columns and windows in the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg, the authors observe how baroque style developed in relation to the particular urban cultures of each nation where it became popular. New in a new dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

FLAMMARION, 2008-11-18. hardcover. Used:Good.

Flammarion. New. 2008. Hardcover. 2080300628 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 248 pages. Description: "This book, beautifully illustrated and written by two authorities on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century art and architecture, leads the reader through the major styles and shifts of baroque architecture throughout Europe and beyond, and provides a fascinating account of how baroque developed in relation to the unique urban culture of each nation where the style became popular. To admire the undulating façade of Rome’s San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, to walk through the Palace of Versailles’ lavish succession of rooms, or to marvel at the seemingly endless array of columns and windows of St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace is to observe architecture in the act of glorifying the key powers of the day—the empire, wealth,… Read More