Marie Antoinette, whose marriage at 15 made her queen of France, died under the blade of the guillotine in 1793. This book aims to rediscover the private places and objects that reflect Marie Antoinette's personality. It shows the rooms and buildings she inhabited, from the distinctive fabrics and f[...]
In modern France, as in centuries past, village life revolves around the school, post office, shops and railway station, the centres where people meet to exchange news and to gossip. This is a visual distillation of village life in France today, where the traditions live on in the cafe that doubles [...]