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A History of the Gardens of Versailles (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture)
A History of the Gardens of Versailles - Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
Author: Michel Baridon
The gardens of Versailles are perhaps the most famous in the world. The scale of the gardens is monumental, with a sense of openness to the horizon. They express the spirit of seventeenth-century science with their geometrical layout and with their interest in optics, evidenced by the reflecting mirrors of the water parterres and of the Grand Ca...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780812240788
ISBN-10: 0812240782
Publication Date: 6/20/2008
Pages: 312
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Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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