Visitors to Versailles

Description:

Based on contemporary documents and works of art, the book explores the experiences of visitors to the palace and grounds of Versailles when it was the seat of the French monarchy, methods of transportation, codes of dress and etiquette, precious diplomatic gifts, royal audiences, and tours of the buildings and gardens.

subjects: Louis xiv, king of france, 1638-1715,  Chateau de versailles (versailles, france),  Visitors, foreign,  Art, exhibitions,  Exhibitions,  Homes and haunts,  History,  Art patronage,  Foreign Visitors,  Court and courtiers,  Courts and courtiers,  Homes,  Château de Versailles (Versailles, France),  Château de Versailles,  Résidences et lieux familiers,  Expositions,  Histoire,  Mécénat,  Besucher,  Gastgeschenk,  Höfische Kultur,  Reisebericht,  Visiteurs étrangers,  Cour et courtisans