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Louis period styles

Louis period styles, 1610–1793, succession of modes of interior decoration and architecture that established France as a leading influence in the decorative arts.

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Louis period styles: Bibliography - Bibliography See S. de Ricci, Louis XIV and Regency Furniture and Decoration (1929); G. Souchal, ...
Louis period styles: Regence - Regence In contrast to the heavy, massive members and curves used in the period of Louis XIV, the ...
Louis period styles: Louis XIV - Louis XIV During the reign of Louis XIII (1610–43) there was a transition from the baroque ...
Louis period styles: Louis XVI - Louis XVI The restraint of the later Louis XV style presaged the strong reaction of the Louis XVI ...
Louis period styles: Louis XV - Louis XV The Louis XV [Louis Quinze] (1723–74) style was characterized by free curves and the ...

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