from Louis XIV to the French Revolution Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle O. editor Rondot, Bertrand editor Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) issuing body, host institution. text bibliography nyu 2018 monographic eng

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xxi, 369 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm Based on contemporary documents and works of art, the book explores the experiences of visitors to the palace and grounds of Versailles when it was the seat of the French monarchy, methods of transportation, codes of dress and etiquette, precious diplomatic gifts, royal audiences, and tours of the buildings and gardens. Introduction -- Incomparable Versailles / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide and Bertrand Rondot -- Going to Versailles / Mathieu da Vinha -- Exchanging Looks: Codes of Dress at Versailles / Pascale Gorguet-Ballesteros -- Magnificent Display: European Ambassadorial Visitors / Helen Jacobsen -- Special Embassies and Overseas Visitors / Meredith Martin -- "Preśents du Roy": Official Gifts from the French Court / Corinne Thépaut-Cabasset -- Incognito in Versailles: Or, How Not to Travel as a King / Volker Barth -- Grand Tourists: Noble Visitors to the Court of the French King / Jean Boutier -- Visitors' Guidebooks and Engravings / Elisabeth Maisonnier --The Americans / Paul Staiti -- Notes to the Essays -- Works in the Exhibition. edited by Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide and Bertrand Rondot. "This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Visitors to Versailles," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 16 through July 29, 2018." Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-362) and index. e-fr--- XIV, King of France Louis 1638-1715 Homes and haunts France Versailles Exhibitions XIV, King of France Louis 1638-1715 Art patronage Exhibitions XIV, Rey de Francia Luis 1638-1715 XIV, Rey de Francia Luis 1638-1715 Mecenazgo artístico Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) History 17th century Exhibitions Château de Versailles (Versailles, France) History 18th century Exhibitions Palacio de Versalles Historia Visitors, Foreign France Versailles History 17th century Exhibitions Visitors, Foreign France Versailles History 18th century Exhibitions Palacios Historia Versalles (Francia) Versailles (France) Court and courtiers Exhibitions Versalles (Francia) Versalles (Francia) Descripciones y viajes Francia Historia 1643-1715 318 DC 801 V831 2018 944/.03 9781588396228 (hardback) 1588396223 (hardback) 2018003244 NNFr/DLC 180129 20250623124453.0 20331255 eng