The Ultimate Collection

Versailles: From Louis XIV to Jeff Koons

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Ultimate
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Welcome to the most storied palace in the world, the glittering Château de Versailles. Recounting the most important historical, social, and cultural milestones of Versailles, beginning with the original proposal...

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The Palace of Versailles and Assouline Partner for the Château’s First Blockbuster Book; By: Stephanie Sporn, Galerie Online (USA), November 2020

Este nuevo libro te transportará al Palacio de Versalles; By: Alex Erdekian, Conde Nast Traveler Online (Spain), November 2020

Dive into Versailles’s 400-Year History; By: Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest Online (USA), November 2020

Versailles Is Part of the American Landscape; By: Guy Sorman, France Amerique Online (France), October 2020

I segreti e la storia della Reggia di Versailles da Re Luigi XIV a Jeff Koons; By: Vittoria Meloni, Harper's Bazaar Online (Italy), October 2020

Formerly editor in chief of Le Point newspaper, Catherine Pégard was appointed adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. Since 2011 she has been president of the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. Pégard was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 2012.

With a doctorate from the Sorbonne, Mathieu da Vinha is the author of numerous articles and books and a regular participant in interviews and broadcasts on the subject of Versailles. Specializing in matters of the court of France and the daily functioning of the Palace of Versailles under the Ancien Régime, he has published Le Versailles de Louis XIV (2009); Versailles pour les Nuls, co-written with Raphaël Masson (2011); Versailles: Histoire, dictionnaire et anthologie (co-director, 2015); Au service du roi: Dans les coulisses de Versailles (2015); Dans la Garde-robe de Marie-Antoinette (2018); and Vivre à la cour de Versailles en 100 questions (2018).

The Ultimate Collection

Versailles: From Louis XIV to Jeff Koons

$1,200

Versailles, like everything on a grand scale, is and will always be beautiful.

— Alexandre Dumas

In the details

Ultimate Collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with color plates hand-tipped on art-quality paper, each page of this limited-edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan.

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In the details

Each purchase comes with complimentary white handling gloves and our signature tote bag.

Page count

234 pages

Number of illustrations

200

Language

English

Released on

November 2020

Dimensions

W 15.75 x L 18.75 x D 3.15 in

Cover materials

Handcrafted volume in a luxury silk
clamshell case with metal plaque

ISBN

9781614289623

Weight

21.0 lb

Author

Catherine Pégard and Mathieu da Vinha

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