Decorative Games Ornament, Rhetoric, and Noble Culture in the Work of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742) |
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| Author:
| Bédard, Jean-François
Bédard, Jean-François |
| Series title: | Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64453-144-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of Delaware Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $102.95 |
Book Description:
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This book features an extraordinary album of ornament designs by the French architect Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742). In charge of the buildings and grounds of Philippe, duke of Orléans, regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, Oppenord was at the center of the architectural practice of his time. As made evident by this album, his consummate draftsmanship, praised by his contemporaries and coveted by collectors, exceeded by far the practical demands usually...
More Description This book features an extraordinary album of ornament designs by the French architect Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742). In charge of the buildings and grounds of Philippe, duke of Orléans, regent of France during the minority of Louis XV, Oppenord was at the center of the architectural practice of his time. As made evident by this album, his consummate draftsmanship, praised by his contemporaries and coveted by collectors, exceeded by far the practical demands usually required of architects.