92 - "Gold & Azulejos: Royal Palaces of Portugal," published by Swan in 2015. Like-new condition, in blister packaging.

"Gold & Azulejos: Royal Palaces of Portugal," published by Swan in 2015. Like-new condition, in blister packaging. Produced by Swan Editeur in close collaboration with the Parques de Sintra institution—which encompasses the national palaces of Sintra, Queluz, and Pena—along with the directors of the National Palaces of Mafra and Ajuda and the director of the Royal Palace of Vila Viçosa, this beautiful volume is the first to bring together all of Portugal’s royal palaces. From the Old Palace of Sintra—a unique blend of Moorish and Manueline architecture and the summer residence of the Portuguese royal family since the 12th century—to the elegant neoclassical simplicity of Ajuda, Portugal’s royal palaces harbor unsuspected treasures that chronicle their country’s tumultuous history in marble, ceramics, and gold. The authors—curators, historians, architects, all eminent specialists in the field—and photographer Marc Walter have combined their talents to offer art and history enthusiasts a cultural and artistic journey, historically documented and sumptuously illustrated, into the heart of this polychromatic world that defines the unique character of Portugal’s royal palaces.An entire team of the palace’s curators and researchers took on the challenge of capturing this fabulous diversity of cultural heritage in this work of exceptional quality. Marc Walter’s sumptuous photographs support, clarify, and illustrate these essays, bearing witness to the palace’s inexhaustible visual richness. These texts and illustrations delightfully renew our perspective on Fontainebleau, much to the delight of those discovering the “true home of kings” as well as to enthusiasts already familiar with the château.