Quiet Corners of Paris: Cloisters, Courtyards, Gardens, Museums, Galleries, Passages, Shops, Historic Houses, Architectural Ruins, Churches, Arboretums, Islands, Hilltops . . .

ISBN-13:	9781892145505
Publisher:	New York Review Books
Publication date:	10/23/2007
Edition description:	Translatio
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	687,482
Product dimensions:	6.27(w) x 6.30(h) x 0.68(d)

More than eighty of the loveliest, most tranquil, and sometimes hidden places in Paris are celebrated in this charming guidebookQuiet Corners of Paris is a beautifully illustrated peek into eighty-one often overlooked, always beautiful, locales: hidden villas, winding lanes, little-known 19th-century passages, serene gardens, and cobblestone courtyards. Some of the places have breathtaking views, others are filled with historic and architectural details, from stone archways, garden follies, boxwood mazes, ornamental statuary, stained glass, and Renaissance fountains. Follow a stone path under a trellis of blossoms or wander through a gate to discover...