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Historic Houses of Paris : Residences of the Ambassadors by Alain Stella (2010, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-102080301489

ISBN-139782080301482

eBay Product ID (ePID)108931246

Product Key Features

Book TitleHistoric Houses of Paris : Residences of the Ambassadors

Number of Pages376 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicDecorating, Europe / France, Buildings / Residential, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Regional

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Architecture, House & Home

AuthorAlain Stella

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight125.2 Oz

Item Length14 in

Item Width10.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Photographed byHammond, Francis

Dewey Decimal725.170944361

SynopsisA unique glimpse inside a world of luxury, tradition, and splendor. Many historic homes in Paris serve as residences to foreign ambassadors; these historical sites are closed to the general public. From a seventeenth-century h tel particulier, to a Belle Epoque palace, to a distinctively contemporary setting, each residence rivals the next in its beauty, art collection, and period furniture set against a backdrop of accomplished refinement. Alain Stella invites us over the threshold inside the most prestigious chancelleries and ambassador residences in Paris--from China and Peru to Egypt and Poland. Tapestries inspired by Goya's drawings grace the lavish salons at the Spanish residence. Jean Prouv and Charlotte Perriand created a minimalist interior at the Japanese residence that evokes the refined style of a traditional Japanese home. The palace of Eug ne de Beauharnais--home to the German ambassadors since 1818--retains its elaborate Empire style, intact since the time of Josephine. Superb photographs, specially commissioned for this book over the course of a year, divulge the secrets of these previously unpublished artistic and architectural treasures., A unique glimpse inside a world of luxury, tradition, and splendor. Many historic homes in Paris serve as residences to foreign ambassadors; these historical sites are closed to the general public. From a seventeenth-century hôtel particulier, to a Belle Epoque palace, to a distinctively contemporary setting, each residence rivals the next in its beauty, art collection, and period furniture set against a backdrop of accomplished refinement. Alain Stella invites us over the threshold inside the most prestigious chancelleries and ambassador residences in Paris--from China and Peru to Egypt and Poland. Tapestries inspired by Goya's drawings grace the lavish salons at the Spanish residence. Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand created a minimalist interior at the Japanese residence that evokes the refined style of a traditional Japanese home. The palace of Eugène de Beauharnais--home to the German ambassadors since 1818--retains its elaborate Empire style, intact since the time of Josephine. Superb photographs, specially commissioned for this book over the course of a year, divulge the secrets of these previously unpublished artistic and architectural treasures.

LC Classification NumberNA4445