An historical explication of what there is most remarkable in that wonder of the world, the French king's royal house at Versailles : and in that of monsieur, at St. Cloud / written in the French tongue by the sieur Combes, and now faithfully done into English ; together with a compendious inventory of the treasury of S. Denis.

Main entry:

Combes, Le sieur.

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : Printed for Matthew Turner, near Turnstile in Holborn, 1684.

Description:

[22], 140, [2] pages ; 15 cm

Notes:
Originally published in French in 1681, this appears to be the first description of Versailles in English.
Digital facsimile available via Early English Books Online; Subscription required.

Resources:
Online version (Accès pour le personnel et les chercheurs du CCA / Access for CCA staff and researchers).

Subject:

Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Château de Saint-Cloud (Saint-Cloud, France)

Form/genre:

Room-by-room inventories.
Early works.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage y 46882
Call No.: ID:89-B6161
Status: Available

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