The Splendor of Versailles
(2020)

Nonfiction

eCourse

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2020
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
11401778
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Discover the remarkable palace of Versailles as the self-contained world of Louis XIV, the "Sun King." Note how the landscaping surrounding the palace symbolizes features of Louis's reign, and how the Versailles court prized royal spectacle and appearances. Take account of Louis's patronage of the arts, and how he and his successor built extravagant private residences within the palace grounds

Film

In Process Record

John Greene

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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