Bibliographies

Château, museum and collections Books and exhibition catalogues AA.VV, Guide du musée national de Fontainebleau, RMN, 1998 AA.VV, L’Abcdaire du château de Fontainebleau, Paris, Flammarion, 1999 AA.VV, Fontainebleau, special edition of Connaissance des Arts, 1991 Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos, Georges Fessy, Fontainebleau, Scala, 1998 (English and French versions available) Colombe Samoyault-Verlet, Jean-Pierre Samoyault, Château de […]

Rueil Malmaison / Gérard Soncarrieu, Les Grandes Heures de Rueil-Malmaison, 1990 (on sale at the Tourist Office, 12 rue Paul Vaillant-Couturier. Here you will find other books covering the history of the city and many small souvenirs concerning Bonaparte, Josephine and the Malmaison Estate: drawings, etchings, porcelain pieces, historic figurines, etc.). The Malmaison and Bois-Préau […]

Here are a few books we recommend on Parisian gardens: ALPHAND Adolphe, Les promenades de Paris, 2 volumes. Paris: Rothschild, 1867-1873; reprint Princeton Architectural Press, 1984. This volume bears witness to the crucial role played by the outstanding engineer Alphand in creating urban park projects. Illustrated with numerous period drafts, engravings, drawings of park furniture, […]

On the château, the museums and the park Marie-Blanche d’Arneville, Parcs et jardins sous le Premier Empire, Paris, Tallandier, 1981 Trois siècles d’art des jardins au château de Compiègne, catalogue of the exhibition organised by ” L’atelier au château “, DRAC Info Picardie, n°26, sept-oct. 1986 Jean-Marie Moulin, Le château de Compiègne, RMN, 1989. Jean-Marie […]