‘Beds and thrones: the reform of aulic space in late eighteenth-century France’

Court societies relied on interior decoration to make visible their strict social hierarchies. The successful deployment of architecture and furnishings not only enhanced a regime’s prestige but also buttressed its political legitimacy. This paper will address the intimate relationship between build...

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Main Author: Jean-François Bédard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/bedard.pdf