Tatty Wreckage in Buenos Aires
This essay about my frame of mind in Buenos Aires is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in… The post Tatty Wreckage in Buenos Aires appeared first on SAXON HENRY.
View ArticleBookstores
I’ve had a long and passionate love affair with bookstores since I can remember. Some of my finest hours have been spent perusing shelves to… The post Bookstores appeared first on SAXON HENRY.
View ArticleTreasures According to Petrarch
This essay defining what Petrarch saw as treasures is included in my most recent book The Modern Salonnière. The 34 other essays in the book feature… The post Treasures According to Petrarch appeared...
View ArticleAn Invitation to Vaux-le-Vicomte
In 1641, the 26-year old parliamentarian Nicolas Fouquet, who was then the Master of Requests at the Parlement of Paris, acquired the viscounty of Vaux… The post An Invitation to Vaux-le-Vicomte...
View ArticleSeasons at Highclere
Movie sets that have inflamed the imagination with fairy-tale encounters taking place during the great eras in which luxury ruled are plentiful. But most of… The post Seasons at Highclere appeared...
View ArticleThe Hotel de la Marine Restored
In his foreword to The French Royal Wardrobe: The Hotel de la Marine Restored, Philippe Bélaval, the President of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, illustrates how painstaking… The post The Hotel de...
View ArticlePresidential Residences in France
Anyone who follows me here knows that an addiction to large, gorgeous coffee table books is alive and well, and I have a new favorite… The post Presidential Residences in France appeared first on SAXON...
View ArticleFrench Chateau Style
Catherine Scotto’s journey to discover the owners of French châteaux listed as heritage sites in locales throughout the country can be described as nothing less… The post French Chateau Style appeared...
View ArticleOn the Menu at La Fortezza
In the recently released book At the Table of La Fortezza: The Enchantment of Tuscan Cooking from the Lunigiana Region, published by Rizzoli, author and Atlanta-based… The post On the Menu at La...
View ArticleParisian Flourishes
With watercolors, brushes, ink pens, and paper in hand, Dominique Mathez walked the boulevards of her home town, documenting the architectural details that make the… The post Parisian Flourishes...
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