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.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Louis XIV
• Regence
• Louis XV
• Louis XVI
• Bibliography

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