Palace of Queluz: The Gardens. Photographic Essay by Nicolas Sapieha.
by DELAFORCE, Angela, and Simonetta Luz Afonso
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Lisbon, Instituto Português do Património Cultural / Quetzal, 1989.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION in English. Large 4° (29 x 24 cm.), publisher's cloth with dust jacket. As new. 136 pp., profusely illustrated, some illustrations in color. *** First and only edition in English of this beautifully illustrated work describing the history of the gardens at the royal palace of Queluz in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, based on contemporary representations and documents (some of which are reproduced in this volume). Plans of the gardens and exquisite photographs of the layout and the architectural and sculptural decoration fill pp. 50-136. Out of print: we have a few copies remaining. There was also a Portuguese-language edition, published simultaneously, in identical format.***
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- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Palace of Queluz: The Gardens. Photographic Essay by Nicolas Sapieha.
- Author
- DELAFORCE, Angela, and Simonetta Luz Afonso
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST and ONLY EDITION in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lisbon, Instituto Português do Património Cultural / Quetzal, 1989.
- Keywords
- art, art history, architecture, archeology, Queluz, manuscripts, gardens, gardening, photography, Portugal
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