The Percier, Charles 1764-1838 creator author. Fontaine, Pierre François Léonard 1762-1853 author. Bergdoll, Barry writer of introduction. Broad, Yolanda Stern translator. Institute of Classical Architecture & Art text bibliography nyu 2018 First edition. monographic eng fre fre

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441 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm "Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine were the official government architects of Napoleon, as well as two of the most celebrated teachers at the legendary Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and were responsible for developing the highly influential neoclassical Empire, or Directoire, style of design. Their designs and renovations can be seen throughout the monuments and structures of Napoleonic France, including extensive renovations to the Louvre and Tuileries palaces, construction of the Arc de Triomphe de Carrousel, as well as their true masterpiece, the Empress Josephine's Chateau de Malmaison, where they designed every interior detail, helping invent and shape the modern field of interior design. This will be the definitive edition on the work of Percier and Fontaine, bringing together their four most influential volumes on architecture and interior design, comprising detailed studies of the most important classical and neoclassical architecture across Europe, as well as their own designs, and featuring an introduction by esteemed architecture critic and historian Barry Bergdoll"-- Palais, maisons, et autres édifices modernes dessinés à Rome (1798) -- Recueil de décorations intérierures (1812) -- Choix des plus célèbres maisons de plaisance de Rome et de ses environs (1824) -- Plans de plusieurs châteaux, palais et résidences de souverains de France, d'Italie, d'Espagne et de Russie, dessinés sur une même échelle pour être comparés A.P.P.P.L.P.D.R.D.R. (1838). with an introduction by Barry Bergdoll ; translations by Yolanda Stern Broad, PhD. Includes bibliographical references. English and French. e------ Architecture Europe History 19th century Interior decoration Europe History 19th century Neoclassicism (Architecture) Europe Decoration and ornament Europe Neoclassicism ARCHITECTURE / History / Renaissance ARCHITECTURE / History / General ARCHITECTURE / General 720.94 PER 9781616896980 (hardback) 171213 20240117102308.0