The Place Vendôme: Architecture and Social Mobility in Eighteenth-Century Paris

by Rochelle Ziskin

In this book the author explores the sociological foundations of domestic design in eighteenth-century France, the acknowledged leader of domestic architecture in this period. Focusing on the Place Vend me, which was developed by the financiers of Paris, she examines the representational strategies and dilemmas of French elites, which were crucial to the formation of a French mode of design. Through analyses of social distinctions and ambitions, Ziskin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521592593
• ISBN13: 9780521592598
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.3"