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The author explores the sociological foundations of domestic design in eighteenth-century France, the acknowledged leader of domestic architecture in this period. Ziskin explores the manner in which the dwellings of the Place Vendome embodied beliefs about the nature of society and the appropriate relations among social groups.

Table of Contents
1. Louis XIV's Parisian place royale reconceived; 2. Sociological representation and gendered realms; 3. Typology at the Place Vendôme; 4. The Regency and its aftermath; 5. 'Not at all Monsieur Jourdain...'; 6. Mobility, adaptation, and reconstruction; 7. Collecting, the Caisse and the Boudoir: the Place Vendôme at the end of the Old Regime; 8. Conclusion.

The Place Vendôme

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 1/28/1999 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780521592598, 978-0521592598
    ISBN10: 0521592593
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The author explores the sociological foundations of domestic design in eighteenth-century France, the acknowledged leader of domestic architecture in this period. Ziskin explores the manner in which the dwellings of the Place Vendome embodied beliefs about the nature of society and the appropriate relations among social groups.

    Table of Contents
    1. Louis XIV's Parisian place royale reconceived; 2. Sociological representation and gendered realms; 3. Typology at the Place Vendôme; 4. The Regency and its aftermath; 5. 'Not at all Monsieur Jourdain...'; 6. Mobility, adaptation, and reconstruction; 7. Collecting, the Caisse and the Boudoir: the Place Vendôme at the end of the Old Regime; 8. Conclusion.

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