Dairy queens [electronic resource] : the politics of pastoral architecture from Catherine de' Medici to Marie-Antoinette / Meredith Martin.

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Martin, Meredith (Meredith S.)

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ebrary, Inc

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TextSeries: Harvard historical studies ; v. 176.Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.Description: 328 pOther title:

Politics of pastoral architecture from Catherine de' Medici to Marie-Antoinette

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Electronic books.

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728/.92 22

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NA2543.W65 M37 2011eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- Catherine de' Medici, the French Cybele -- Absolutism and the sexual politics of pastoral retreat -- Health, hygiene, and the hermitages of Madame de Pompadour -- Marie-Antoinette and the Hameau effect -- Regenerating the monarchy : the Queen's dairy at Rambouillet -- Epilogue.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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