Un Certain Goût Pour L'orient : Xviiiè Et Xixè Siècles

China has been the source of the keen interest in the custom and artistic shapes of distant people, designed by the word “exoticism”. Through conquests and installation of colonial trading posts, the source of this fascination moved. In the 18th century, Chinoiserie and Turquerie overran salons and gardens of sovereigns and wealthy aesthetes, who prided themselves on their taste for “Orient”. During the 19th century, the Moorish style developed itself with the Grenadian Alhambra.
This book is an invitation to travel through European exotic architecture and decoration.