Versailles: Science and Splendour
$51.99
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
20 January 2025
Summary
A richly illustrated book that breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between science and power at the French court of Versailles.
Between the 1660s and the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789, the royal palace of Versailles – commonly associated with its architecture, gardens and courtly splendour – was also a place of serious scientific enquiry. This engaging book reveals how the French monarchy harnessed science to enhance its prestige and extend it…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785515828 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1785515829 |
| Author: | Anna Ferrari |
| Publisher: | Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 2025 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 210mm x 250mm |
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Critics Review
‘Rich with historic and aesthetic background and photos’
– Dallas News‘A celebration of French Stories, art, exploration and intellectual curiosity’
– Dan Snow‘A glittering science history blockbuster.’
– The Guardian
Anna Ferrari
Anna Ferrari is Curator of Art and Visual Culture at the Science Museum and lead curator of the exhibition Versailles: Science and Splendour (2024-25). Trained as an art historian, she has previously curated and cocurated exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
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