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VERSAILLES . 1. Le Château de Versailles . Par L. DUSSIEUX . 2 Vols . Ver- sailles L. Bernard , 1881 . : 2. La Création de Versailles . Par PIERRE DE NOLHAC . Ver- sailles L. Bernard , 1901 . 3. Versailles .
VERSAILLES . 1. Le Château de Versailles . Par L. DUSSIEUX . 2 Vols . Ver- sailles L. Bernard , 1881 . : 2. La Création de Versailles . Par PIERRE DE NOLHAC . Ver- sailles L. Bernard , 1901 . 3. Versailles .
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... and that the finances of France would not be exhausted by sumptuous edifices , unless he was to be reproached with the chétif château de Versailles , de la construction duquel un simple gentilhomme ne voudrait pas prendre vanité .
... and that the finances of France would not be exhausted by sumptuous edifices , unless he was to be reproached with the chétif château de Versailles , de la construction duquel un simple gentilhomme ne voudrait pas prendre vanité .
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Another of Mansart's works , and perhaps the most splendid of all the architectural achievements at Versailles , was the orangery , which housed in winter as many as two thousand trees . Among these was the famous Grand Bourbon , which ...
Another of Mansart's works , and perhaps the most splendid of all the architectural achievements at Versailles , was the orangery , which housed in winter as many as two thousand trees . Among these was the famous Grand Bourbon , which ...
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This volume published 1908, not 1808 as listed.
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