Hartwell, Dare Myers ; Bruno Pons; André Baeyens; Nancy Eickel — The Salon Doré

Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery, 1998. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps with white text. 111 pp. Color and bw illustrations. "This collection of essays presents the results of research conducted in preparation for, and deriving from, the major restoration of the Salon Dore (or gilded room), the unique eighteenth-century French room now in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Study of the room began in 1987, the restoration took place from 1989 to 1993, and research and writing continued well into 1996. From its origins in Paris in 1770 to today, the room's wonderful mirrored, carved, and gilded boiserie (wood paneling) and its ceiling mural have endured a fascinating odyssey. VG- (holes and scuffing on back cover, edge of pages scuffed and worn in some places, content excellent) .