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| Loire Valley Sketchbook | 
 enlarge | Author: Jean-paul Pigeat
Creator: Fabrice Moireau
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 692131
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0312319347
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9780312319342
ASIN: 0312319347
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
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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.
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A different guide to the Loire July 22, 2008
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
Great Sketches and Informative Too! November 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
watercolour sketchbook November 3, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
thank you very much!!!!!not only the book arrived in a reasonably short time, but it was in perfect conditions, really as new!I'll buy again from this seller.
bravo July 7, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
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