Chambord : five centuries of mystery / Jean-Michel Turpin ; foreword by Stéphane Bern ; translation from French to English, Jeffrey Arsham.
By: Turpin, Jean-Michel [author.].
Contributor(s): Bern, Stéphane [writer of foreword.] | Arsham, Jeffrey [translator.].
Publisher: New York : ABRAMS, ©2018Description: 189 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781419737824.Subject(s): Château de Chambord (Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France) | Château de Chambord (Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France) -- History | Castles -- France -- History | Castles -- France -- Pictorial works | Architecture, Renaissance -- France -- Chambord (Loir-et-Cher) | Chambord (Loir-et-Cher, France) -- Buildings, structures, etc | Loire River Valley (France)Genre/Form: Print books.Summary: Chambord occupies a special place among French Renaissance châteaux. Designed by Francis I as a hunting lodge for his friends and family and subsequently transformed into an immense residence, Chambord is an astonishingly bold architectural creation. To mark the 500th anniversary of this prestigious piece of French heritage, Jean-Michel Turpin invites us into the château, and especially into lesser-known and mysterious wings of Chambord, and throughout its beautiful grounds in the Loire Valley. The story spans five centuries and is illustrated by archival and contemporary photographs, many never before published.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA7736 .C45 T8713 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015138 |
Chambord occupies a special place among French Renaissance châteaux. Designed by Francis I as a hunting lodge for his friends and family and subsequently transformed into an immense residence, Chambord is an astonishingly bold architectural creation. To mark the 500th anniversary of this prestigious piece of French heritage, Jean-Michel Turpin invites us into the château, and especially into lesser-known and mysterious wings of Chambord, and throughout its beautiful grounds in the Loire Valley. The story spans five centuries and is illustrated by archival and contemporary photographs, many never before published.
Translated from the French.