Product Description

Few places in the world have captured visitors' hearts like France's mythic Loire Valley. Here, the shimmering limestone chateaux constructed by the powerful Valois monarchs in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries rise like mirages above Europe's most sublimely beautiful river. Not merely stone and mortar realizations of daring architectural design, these are palaces of the imagination, the grand triumphs of Renaissance Dreams. They include the hunting chateau of Chambord, and the magnificent Chenonceau, resting on graceful arches across the Cher River--and once home to Diane De Poitiers, Catherine DeMedici, and the mysterious Nostradamus.

Capturing this singular mixture of natural and manmade beauty in loving brushstrokes, Fabrice Moireau collaborates with writer Jean-Paul Pigeat to bring this magical and enamoring land into the living rooms of American readers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #704167 in Books
• Published on: 2003-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780312319342
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Fabrice Moireau, a graduate of the Ecole Nationale superieure des Arts in Paris, is a professional artist.

Jean-Paul Pigeat is the director of the Conservatoire International des Parcs et Jardins du Paysage de Chaumont-sur-Loire, one of France's leading schools of landscape gardening. He lives in the Loire Valley.

Customer Reviews

Great Sketches and Informative Too!
I purchased this book because I had seen other books with paintings by Fabrice Maireau, and really liked them. I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this even more than I thought I would, before I purchased. I hadn't realized the area has been classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and the sketchbook helps provide an insite to the area.

bravo
we were in the Loire valley May-2005, we took a lot of pictures, but the drawing in this book are even more close to the images left in mind.

A different guide to the Loire
Another great book in the sketchbook series wandering through the Loire. High quality paper and printing, great art work and relaxed prose make for a fabulous book - highly recommended