Edit. Könemann, 1997 Köln. «The world-famous châteaux of the Loire attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. In this book, the photographer Robert Polidori has captured more than seventy of them in unique pictures. He depicts the Château of Blois in its imposing beauty, the original fortifications in Chinon and Angers, and the magnificent Azay-le-Rideau. It goes without saying that the splendid Chambord is here as well, a place redolent of legend and history like almost no other. The detailed presentation does not only portray proud stately homes, it also provides views of a unique historic region. The Loire Valley has drawn kings to it like no other part of France, and it was here that they erected their magnificent, and their modest, buildings. The text accompanying these pictures has been written by Jean- Marie Pérouse de Montclos. A reputed architectural historian, he brings the history of the region and its triumphal châteaux to life with his precise and intriguing descriptions. This work will fascinate not only connoisseurs of the L its artistic heritage; it is, at the same time, a comprehensive presentation of one of the major chapters in the cultural history of France and Europe.» 4ºM (27x23cm) 360 págs. Cartoné con sobrecubierta ilustrada en buen estado.