Author: Esther Singleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
French and English Furniture
Author: Esther Singleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
A Survey of the Occult
Author: Julian Franklyn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494079772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494079772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.
King of the World
Author: Philip Mansel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022669092X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 669
Book Description
Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022669092X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 669
Book Description
Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close. Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it. King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life. This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.
Handbook and Directory
Author: District of Columbia Library Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels
Author: Robert Kerr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
Monsieur Tonson
Author: John Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Poetry, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Alphabets & Numerals
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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The Art of the Saracens in Egypt
Author: Stanley Lane-Poole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
An Illustrated Dictionary of Words Used in Art and Archaeology - Explaining Terms Frequently Used in Works on Architecture, Arms, Bronzes, Christian
Author: J. W. Mollett
Publisher: Das Press
ISBN: 1444653067
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Originally published in 1883, this dictionary was commenced as an ammended edition of that written by M Ernest Bosc, Architect of Paris, and contains the 450 engravings published in the French work, to which about 250 more have been added. Little or nothing, however, of the text of M E Bosc's has been left standing.The whole work as it now stands, has been drawn from or carefully corrected by, the best authorities in each of its special branches. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Das Press
ISBN: 1444653067
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Originally published in 1883, this dictionary was commenced as an ammended edition of that written by M Ernest Bosc, Architect of Paris, and contains the 450 engravings published in the French work, to which about 250 more have been added. Little or nothing, however, of the text of M E Bosc's has been left standing.The whole work as it now stands, has been drawn from or carefully corrected by, the best authorities in each of its special branches. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Subject Classification
Author: James Duff Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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