Rigorous and gorgeously illustrated

He is the author of numerous publications

and Voltaire

and Clemente Marconi

was one of School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014

A Kingdom of Images: French Prints in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660-1715 Official Catalog Rigorous and gorgeously illustratedEdited by Peter Fuhring, Louis Marchesano, Rmi Mathis, and Vanessa Selbach Once considered the golden age of French printmaking, Louis XIVs reign saw Paris become a powerhouse of print production. During this time, the king aimed to make fine and decorative arts into signs of French taste and skill and, by extension, into markers of his imperialist glory. Prints were ideal for achieving these goals; reproducible and transportable, they fueled the