Libros

Avec Simon Vouet et Charles Le Brun, Poerson fut un des principaux acteurs de la rénovation de l'école française au milieu du XVIIe siècle. Cet ouvrage collectif rend au peintre la place éminente qu'il occupait de son vivant.

Charles I: King and Collector explores the origins of this extraordinary collection, the way it was assembled and what it came to represent. Authoritative essays provide a revealing historical context for the formation of the King's taste. They analyze key areas of the collection, such as Italian (...)

The book describes and analyses the Scanian War, which was fought from 1675 to 1679 between, on one side, primarily Brandenburg and Denmark-Norway and, on the other, Sweden. The war was mainly fought in Scania, the former Danish lands along the border with Sweden, and in northern Germany. The (...)

Charlotte Moss inspires readers to imbue everyday life with elegance and romance. Moss focuses on events-as small as breakfast in bed or tea in the afternoon or as elaborate as a festive Christmas luncheon or large dinner party-and the artifacts of our lives (china, silver, linen) to create the (...)

The book describes and analyses the two devastating wars fought between Sweden and Denmark-Norway during the reign of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden, an experienced former general of the Thirty Years' War.The Dano-Swedish War of 1657 1658 was initiated by King Frederick III of Denmark-Norway, who (...)