HARDOUIN-MANSART,JULES. Jestaz,Bertrand. — Jules Hardouin-Mansart. [Complete 2-volume set].
Paris, A. et J. Picard, 2008. 2 vols. 399; 255 pp. Ills (some col.). Uniform softcovers. Together in orig. slipcase. Complete set in two volumes: I: Vie et oeuvre. II: Documents. - Extensive monograph dedicated to Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646 - 1708), chief architect of Louis XIV. He was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684-1690), Place Vendôme (1690), the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand Trianon of the Palace of Versailles. His monumental work was designed to glorify the reign of Louis XIV. - Text in French.