The hallmarks of the eighteenth century--its opulence, charm, wit, intelligence--are embodied in the age's remarkable women. These women held sway in the salons, in the councils of state, in the ballrooms, in the bedrooms; they enchanted (or intimidated) the most powerful of men and presided over an extraordinary cultural flowering of unprecedented luxury and sophistication. It is this captivating world that Olivier Bernier recreates. A world in which the shrewdness of Madame de Pompadour or the beauty of Madame du Barry ...
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The hallmarks of the eighteenth century--its opulence, charm, wit, intelligence--are embodied in the age's remarkable women. These women held sway in the salons, in the councils of state, in the ballrooms, in the bedrooms; they enchanted (or intimidated) the most powerful of men and presided over an extraordinary cultural flowering of unprecedented luxury and sophistication. It is this captivating world that Olivier Bernier recreates. A world in which the shrewdness of Madame de Pompadour or the beauty of Madame du Barry could change the course of great nations. A world that could encompass the piquant frankness of Abigail Adams and the dark plotting of the queen of Naples. This world has been swept away, but its great ladies, the first modern women, still speak to us. Fourteen dashing and sometimes tragic women--empress and dressmaker, bluestocking and courtesan--come to life here in a series of lavishly illustrated essays. Delightfully informative, this timely book charts the beginnings of women's liberation, illuminates the century for those who are unfamiliar with it, and provides new insights for those who know it well. [This book was originally published in 1982 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.] Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Very Good. 167p. A large hardcover book bound in ivory cloth, lacking the dustjacket. Fine condition; clean and tight. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition. Measures approx. 10.75" x 8.75"
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9æ-12" tall. Hardcover in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 167 pages. Sources, Selected Bibliography. Illustrated with 90 images, 17 in full color. First edition thus, published in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A fascinating look at fourteen disparate women whose lives open a window onto the social history of the distaff population of 18th century France. No previous ownership marks. Light wear consistent with use but still a clean, square, tight and unmarked copy. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. Oversize book, Priority and International orders my require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Wear/tear to jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Generally clean. Small marks on front end page. Light spotting. 167 pages: illustrations (some color), 27 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
