Royal Collections: From Versailles to Paris

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CHARLES (Jacques) (dir.). From Versailles to Paris: The Fate of Royal Collections. Paris, Cultural Center Panthéon, Municipality of the 5th arrondissement, 1989. Quarto, 288 pp., 258 black and white illustrations throughout text and full page, plus 44 color plates, bibliography, editorial cloth binding, illustrated dust jacket. Published on the occasion of the sumptuous exhibition at the Cultural Center Panthéon, which brought together at the Municipality of the 5th arrondissement of Paris objects and furniture sold or nationalized during the Revolutionary period. Not all pieces originated from Versailles despite the title, but many could have been known to Saint-Simon through the king or princes. Contents: 1. History of crown collections until the Revolution; 2. Crown collections facing the Revolution; 3. Fate of royal collections after the Revolution; 4. Scientific notes on exhibited works. Fine copy.