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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-102080300369

ISBN-139782080300362

eBay Product ID (ePID)64161242

Product Key Features

Book TitleFrench Interiors : the Art of Elégance

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicInterior Design / General, Decorating

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, House & Home

AuthorChristiane De Nicolay-Mazery

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight78.6 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width11.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-402559

Reviews"With 9 stunning chapters you will be enthralled by the exquisitely detailed tome that truly delivers the ground breaking style that only the French can do!" ~LePetiteBlog.com

Dewey Edition22

Photographed byVervitsioti-Missoffe, Christina

Dewey Decimal728.80944

SynopsisChristiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a specialist in furniture and antiques at Christies and Honelon, invites her readers to enter the elegantly luxurious interiors of some of France's most exclusive abodes. From the classic taste of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the creativity of the nineteenth century, she traces the path to the finesse of the twentieth century, which combines tradition and modernity. The interiors portrayed in these nine exquisitely illustrated chapters pay tribute to the refinement of French taste, a savoir-faire that has been continually renewed. Classic hôtels particuliers in the heart of Paris and romantic ch'teaux, as well as a surprising isba--a traditional rural log house in the Russian style--are but a few of the examples of the kinds of interiors that will inspire readers as they marvel over the art of French designers, including Madeleine Castaing, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Jacques Grange, François Joseph Graff, and Pierre Bergé. Unlike most books on French style on the market, this book is not only a testimony to timeless French elegance, it is an invitation to discover a synthesis of contemporary and classic décor, in some of France's most exclusive residences, firsthand., Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, a specialist in furniture and antiques at Christies and Honelon, invites her readers to enter the elegantly luxurious interiors of some of France's most exclusive abodes. From the classic taste of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to the creativity of the nineteenth century, she traces the path to the finesse of the twentieth century, which combines tradition and modernity. The interiors portrayed in these nine exquisitely illustrated chapters pay tribute to the refinement of French taste, a savoir-faire that has been continually renewed. Classic h tels particuliers in the heart of Paris and romantic ch teaux, as well as a surprising isba--a traditional rural log house in the Russian style--are but a few of the examples of the kinds of interiors that will inspire readers as they marvel over the art of French designers, including Madeleine Castaing, Hubert de Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Jacques Grange, Fran ois Joseph Graff, and Pierre Berg . Unlike most books on French style on the market, this book is not only a testimony to timeless French elegance, it is an invitation to discover a synthesis of contemporary and classic d cor, in some of France's most exclusive residences, firsthand.

LC Classification NumberNA7513