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The Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Joan DeJean - The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered the Casual and the Modern Home Began

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:30pm

The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered the Casual and the Modern Home Began

Co-sponsored with Alliance Francaise

 Joan DeJean discusses a colorful cast of visionaries--legendary architects, the first interior designers, and the women who shaped the tastes of two successive kings of France: Louis XIV's mistress Madame de Maintenon and Louis XV's mistress Madame de Pompadour. Their revolutionary ideas would have a direct influence on realms outside the home, from clothing to literature and gender relations, changing the way people lived and related to one another for the foreseeable future.

219 South Street 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19106
This is a FREE event, but reservations are required. Please call Susan Gallo at 215.925.2688, or email sgallo@philaathenaeum.org
$28.00
ISBN-13: 9781596914056
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Bloomsbury USA, 09/01/2009

Location: 
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
219 South 6th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106