A Key to the Louvre: Memoirs of a Curator by Michel Laclotte - 2006-07-01

New York London: Abbeville Press, 2004. First US Edition. Paper. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First US Edition. Paperback in Good Condition. Translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti. 368 pages, 8 page section of art works on glossy paper. Brown illus wraps clean, with light crease down front near fore edge and first few pages, light wear around cover edges, spine heel lightly scuffed. No spine creases. Binding tight and solid, square. Pages completely clean and free from any markings. Laclotte was art historian, curator, teacher, and museum director at the Musee de Louvre (1951-1994) and the chief curator for twenty years, working on such projects as the Musee d'Orsay in Paris; Musee du Petir Palais in Avignon, while enriching the Louvvre collections with masterpieces by Piero della Fancesca, Georges de la Tour, and Vermeer. Later he oversaw the 'Grand Louvre' project which transformed the museum and made its glass pyramid one of the city's most… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Abbeville Press, 2006-07-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!