Fontainebleau

Author : Thad Carhart
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143109286
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Fontainebleau written by Thad Carhart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the French Heritage Literary Award A beguiling memoir of a childhood in 1950s France from the much-admired New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank "Like the castle, [Carhart's] memoir imaginatively and smoothly integrates multiple influences, styles and whims."—The New York Times For a young American boy in the 1950s, Fontainebleau was a sight both strange and majestic, home to a continual series of adventures: a different language to learn, weekend visits to nearby Paris, family road trips to Spain and Italy. Then there was the château itself: a sprawling palace once the residence of kings, its grounds the perfect place to play hide-and-seek. The curiosities of the small town and the time with his family as expats left such an impression on him that thirty years later Carhart returned to France with his wife to raise their two children. Touring Fontainebleau again as an adult, he began to appreciate its influence on French style, taste, art, and architecture. Each trip to Fontainebleau introduces him to entirely new aspects of the château's history, enriching his memories and leading him to Patrick Ponsot, the head of the château’s restoration, who becomes Carhart’s guide to the hidden Fontainebleau. What emerges is an intimate chronicle of a time and place few have experienced. In warm, precise prose, Carhart reconstructs the wonders of his childhood as an American in postwar France, attending French schools with his brothers and sisters. His firsthand account brings to life nothing less than France in the 1950s, from the parks and museums of Paris to the rigors of French schooling to the vast château of Fontainebleau and its village, built, piece by piece, over many centuries. Finding Fontainebleau is for those captivated by the French way of life, for armchair travelers, and for anyone who has ever fallen in love with a place they want to visit over and over again.

Author : Guillaume Picon
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 2080202545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fontainebleau written by Guillaume Picon and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, superbly illustrated, slipcased volume recounts the history of the palace and brings to life the splendors of French culture and history. A visit to the exceptionally well-preserved Fontainebleau—one of the few royal residences left intact during the French Revolution—offers unparalleled access to French history, art, and architecture. From François I to Napoleon, and from Marie Antoinette to Joséphine, Fontainebleau sweeps the reader back in time to experience the traditions and customs of great figures throughout the history of France. Comprised of more than 1,500 rooms on 130 acres of parkland and gardens, and situated thirty-seven miles south of Paris, Fontainebleau welcomes more than 500,000 visitors a year. This book features superb images illustrating the artisanal decorative details of the château and the spectacular works of art still housed within; it includes exclusive access to archival documents and numerous rooms and galleries that are not open to the public. Imbued with over eight centuries of history, Fontainebleau offers unique historical insight into the lives of over thirty-four French sovereigns who inhabited and enhanced this great architectural monument. From hunting excursions to the grand parties and spectacles that took place at Fontainebleau, this book is a private invitation inside a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of France’s most beautiful historical monuments.

Author : Amanda Carmack
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698196589
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder at Fontainebleau written by Amanda Carmack and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest Elizabethan mystery by the author of Murder at Whitehall, amateur sleuth Kate Haywood investigates deadly machinations unfolding behind the scenes in the magnificent French court. 1561. Queen Elizabeth’s throne is threatened as Mary Queen of Scots—pushed in every direction by opposing and powerful forces—declares herself the rightful Queen of England. To discover her rival’s next unpredictable move, Elizabeth dispatches a party of trustworthy intimates to Mary’s court at Fontainebleau. Chief among them is Kate Haywood, who finds that the glittering balls and genial banquets conceal a web of poisonous ambition that soon turns deadly. When a beautiful and disruptively flirtatious member of the visiting party is murdered, Kate suspects that the man who stands accused has been set up to discredit Elizabeth. She vows to find the real killer, but the French court is a labyrinth unlike any she has ever navigated before—and at every turn there are more traps set to spring. From the Paperback edition.

Author : Archibald Neil Campbell Maclachlan
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 : 5518450656
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon at Fontainebleau and Elba written by Archibald Neil Campbell Maclachlan and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon at Fontainebleau and Elba. Being a journal of occurrences in 1814-1815

Author : Alexander Dundas R. Cochrane-Wishart- Baillie (1st baron Lamington.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic châteaux: Blois, Fontainebleau, Vincennes written by Alexander Dundas R. Cochrane-Wishart- Baillie (1st baron Lamington.) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : EDITIONS JEAN-PAUL GISSEROT
ISBN 13 : 9782877478175
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fontainebleau, Dates, Facts and Figures written by and published by EDITIONS JEAN-PAUL GISSEROT. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson: Memories and portraits. Random memories. Fontainebleau. Memoirs of himself. Selections from his note book written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Neil Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
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Download or read book Napoleon at Fontainebleau and Elba (etc.) With a Memoir of the Life and Services of (the Author) by ... Archibald Neil Campbell Maclachlan written by Neil Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
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Download or read book Anecdotes of Fontainebleau. With an introduction, by D. Wilson written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ludwig Friedrich Truchsess von Waldburg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
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Download or read book Nouvelle relation de l'itinéraire de Napoléon de Fontainebleau à l'Ile d'Elbe written by Ludwig Friedrich Truchsess von Waldburg and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: