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Excerpt from Le Style Louis XVI: Ouvrage Orn� de 160 Gravures Environ
Apr�s l'ordre compressif de Louis XIV vint la r�ac tionde la R�gence et de Louis XV. A la gravit� suc c�da la gr�ce; ail'ordre et � la majest� se substitu�rent, dans la vie sociale comme dans l'architecture, le con fort et le caprice. Ce fut le r�gne des femmes. L'�poque de Louis XVI forme la'limite de ce mou vement. 'lestyle - Louis XVI - marque la transition entre l'architecture des Bourbons et celle qui doit suivre. Il est caract�ris�.par un retour plus g�n�ral vers l'antiqui t� qu'explique le penchant accus� chaque jour davantage-vers les �tudes s�rieuses et les senti ments graves. Un carrosse de chasse a emport� de Versailles le cadavre de Louis XV. Le tr�ne d'un jeune. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
