French Island Elegance
French Island Elegance
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French Island Elegance Hardcover
by Michael Connors (Author), Bruce Buck (Photographer)
They are the jewels of the Caribbean, gorgeous prisms through which we see reflected the opulent world of the French Creole aristocracy. The French-speaking islands of Martinique, Guadaloupe, Marie-Galante, and Saint Martin come alive as never before in the pages of French Island Elegance, a lavishly illustrated look at one of the most intriguing and beautiful parts of the world. More than 160 color photographs taken especially for this book give readers a privileged glimpse inside a world rarely seen by most visitors—the palatial, elegantly furnished homes of the islands’ affluent sugar, cotton, and tobacco barons, both historical and contemporary. An authoritative text sheds light on the area’s rich social, architectural, and interior design history—a vital past that still influences French Island taste and cultural life to this day.Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; First edition (September 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810958414
ISBN-13: 978-0810958418
French Island Elegance Hardcover
by Michael Connors (Author), Bruce Buck (Photographer)
They are the jewels of the Caribbean, gorgeous prisms through which we see reflected the opulent world of the French Creole aristocracy. The French-speaking islands of Martinique, Guadaloupe, Marie-Galante, and Saint Martin come alive as never before in the pages of French Island Elegance, a lavishly illustrated look at one of the most intriguing and beautiful parts of the world. More than 160 color photographs taken especially for this book give readers a privileged glimpse inside a world rarely seen by most visitors—the palatial, elegantly furnished homes of the islands’ affluent sugar, cotton, and tobacco barons, both historical and contemporary. An authoritative text sheds light on the area’s rich social, architectural, and interior design history—a vital past that still influences French Island taste and cultural life to this day.Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; First edition (September 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810958414
ISBN-13: 978-0810958418
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