The French Country House

By Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery and Bernard Touillon

Book Overview

Now in paperback, this book is a gorgeous celebration of warm, intimate and quintessentially French country retreats. Epitomizing what the French call l'art de vivre (the art of good living), The French Country House is a breathtaking invitation to share the charm of these private countryside dwellings. Here are beloved places of retreat--old manor houses, small chateaus, stud farms, even a former convent--that, because of their great age and accumulated memories, provide endless delight for family and friends. Each country house is a treasure trove of history, with beautiful furnishings as well as family albums, faded love letters, attics full of old toys, fancy dresses, retired pianos, left-over brocades and wallpapers--even libraries hidden at the tops of towers. The French Country House is rich with the colors, texture, and histories of these treasured homes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865651949
• ISBN13: 9780865651944
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Vendome Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary