Charles Percier Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions
Charles Percier Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions
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Percier, Charles. Garric, Jean-Philippe.
Yale 2016
SKU: S02463
Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, this publication surveys the magnificent spectrum of projects undertaken by French architect and interior designer Charles Percier (1764–1838).
After gaining an illustrious reputation for supervising the scenery at the Paris Opéra during the French Revolution, Percier was later appointed by Napoleon Bonaparte. With the Emperor’s support, he developed the opulent versions of neoclassicism closely associated with the Napoleonic era, and now known as Directoire style and Empire style. Percier worked on the renovation or redecoration of many of France’s royal palaces, including the Louvre, the Tuileries, and the chateaux of Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, and Fontainebleau.l.
Cl. 304 pp. Many color illus.
