French Chateau: Life, Style, Tradition
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500236313 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 237 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery grew up at the Chateau de Montfort-le-Rotrou at the edge of the Perche hills in the west of France.
The French Chateau: Life, Style, Tradition Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery is a fabulous author with fabulous connections. I'm an interior designer & I find Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery's books to be the most inspirational decorating books that I own. One of her other books, 'Private Houses of Paris', is my favorite book on the topic of decorating and I own almost every significant book published on this topic. This book is available in hardback as 'used', which I found and purchased later since I han. Wine Babe said French Chateau Home Life. An unusual and beautifully published book that profiles privately-owned chateaux, inside and out. It gives you an intimate view of life within the rooms, formal and informal, utility and casual, garden and forest. Family and friends are included from a respectable distance, showing weekend sporting activities and day to day life. Snobbish? Unapproachable? Not really. Think of it as a personable Architectural Digest a la Francaise, with much more panache.. A life to dream of A Customer If you love French history, art, decoration and life style; if you have ever dreamed of living in a beautiful French chateau, you must get this book. Each time I open this book I am enchanted. What makes this book especially interesting is that people still live in these chateaus, these dreamscapes of tall Mansart roofs, formal French gardens and rooms filled with 18th century furniture. Forget about the text, it's the ravishingly photographed gardens and
Naudin's dazzling photographs also lead us outside to the kitchen gardens, a hunt, and a formal wedding. But what treasures await us inside! A cook ushers us into the kitchen, a maid takes us on a tour of the linen room, a butler allows us to view the china cabinet. Though anecdotal historical commentary is provided for each chateau, a fairy-tale quality pervades these settings; often, we don't even know their location on the map. . Recommended for readers who enjoy a look at the good life.- Edward B. Cone, New YorkCopyright 1992 Reed Bu
The authors take readers on a tour of chateaux that still remain in private hands, opening doors that are usually closed to the outside world. Here are elegant chateaux filled with wonderfully traditional furnishings and art passed from generation to generation. 350 color photographs.. From Medieval and Renaissance palaces to small, intimate chateaux, these homes are truly castles