ornament, rhetoric, and noble culture in the work of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742) /
Jean-François Bédard
Newark, [Del.] :
University of Delaware Press,
c2011
286 p. :
ill., plan ;
29 cm
Studies in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art and culture
Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Columbia University, 2003) under the title: The architect as honnête homme: the domestic architecture and decoration of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ornament, rhetoric, and noble culture in the work of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (1672-1742)
Oppenord, Gilles-Marie,1672-1742-- Criticism and interpretation
Ripa, Cesare,1560-1645., Iconologia
Art and society-- France-- History-- 18th century
Decoration and ornament-- Social aspects-- France
Decoration and ornament, Rococo-- France
Interior decoration-- France-- History-- 18th century