Versailles

• 

  Versailles: A Biography of a Palace

  By Antony Spawforth

  A wide-reaching history of the old-regime palace evaluates eighteenth-century political and social aspects that have influenced modern France, in an account that covers such topics as the "perpetual house party,"...

• 

  Versailles: A Garden in Four Seasons

  By Jean D'Ormesson, Pierre Arizzoli-Clementel

  A photographic tour of the gardens of Versailles throughout the four seasons that emphasizes sculptures found on the grounds.