9783822882566

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Book Description: Taschen, GmbH, Verlag, GmbH, Hohenzollernring 53, D-5672 Koln, 1997. Decorative Cloth Hardback. Book Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: New. With Photographs Drawings and Plans (illustrator). First Edition. 13.7" X 9.8". Book Description: Verlag, GmbH, Hohenzollernring 53, D-5672 Koln, Germany, Taschen, GmbH, 1997, First Edition, Decorative Cloth Hardbackr, BRAND NEW and still is manufacturer sealed shrinkwrappers, which has just a few little nicks to the plastic but is still sealed: Chateaux of the Loire By Michel Melot With Photographs Drawings and Plans: The chateaux of the Loire, that today act as as a magnet for thousands of tourists, bear witness to a magnificent past. This volume throws new light on the chateaux. it does not concentrate on the chateau as an individual monument, but on the chateaux in an historical and social context, their political and social symbolic funtion. Their location, structure and design provide us with insights into the deeper relationships between their architecture and the needs in a period of upheaval, of those who ordered them to be build. The essays and the abundance of illustrative material, including plans and elevation drawings, offer a glimpse behind the facade of a chequered period in the history of France. Lavishly illustrated with color and duotone photography, drawings. 207pp. Speckled about the Loire region of France, historic 15th and 16th century chateaux draw thousands of tourists annually. They come to take in the splendour of castles built at a time when they asserted the dominance of the kings that lived within. Chateaux of the Loire takes you to the finest of the era's castles. More than 250 illustrations fill this book, which emphasizes the architecture and history responsible for the chateaux, and make the region fascinating to both the familiar and uninitiated readers. An absolutley stunning book: A very large and heavy book: Postage by Airmail to Europe will be £17.00: Bookseller Inventory #004845. Bookseller Inventory # 004845

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