MATHEY (François). Castles of France - Lot 182

MATHEY (François). Castles of France Foreword by Henry de Ségogne. Paris, Éditions des Deux Mondes, “Trésors de pierres” series, 1954. A beautiful volume devoted to France’s great historic residences, written by François Mathey, inspector of Historic Monuments and future chief curator of the Musée des Arts décoratifs. Through a selection of iconic castles, the author traces several centuries of French civil architecture, from the Middle Ages to the Classical period. Richly illustrated with black-and-white photographs, this volume is part of the remarkable “Trésors de pierres” collection, edited by Andrée Rollin, who helped bring France’s monumental heritage to the attention of a wide audience in the 1950s. An elegant testament to the renewed interest in historic monuments in the aftermath of the war.