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001 2013019803
003 DLC
005 20140729080120.0
008 130605s2013 ctuabf 000 0beng
010 $a 2013019803
020 $a9780762791538 (hardback)
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050 00 $aDC137.19$b.B37 2013
082 00 $a944/.035092$aB$223
084 $aHIS013000$aBIO014000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBashor, Will.
245 10 $aMarie Antoinette's head :$bthe royal hairdresser, the queen, and the revolution /$cWill Bashor.
264 1 $aGuilford, Connecticut :$bLyons Press,$c2013.
300 $axix, 299 pages, 16 pages of color plates :$billustrations (some color), map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Marie Antoinette has remained atop the popular cultural landscape for centuries for the daring in style and fashion that she brought to 18th century France. For the better part of the queen's reign, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. Who was this minister of fashion who wielded such tremendous influence over the queen's affairs? Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, The Queen, and the Revolution charts the rise of Leonard Autie from humble origins as a country barber in the south of France to the inventor of the Pouf and premier hairdresser to Queen Marie-Antoinette. By unearthing a variety of sources from the 18th and 19th centuries, including memoirs (including Leonard's own), court documents, and archived periodicals the author, French History professor and expert Will Bashor, tells Autie's mostly unknown story. Bashor chronicles Leonard's story, the role he played in the life of his most famous client, and the chaotic and history-making world in which he rose to prominence. Besides his proximity to the queen, Leonard also had a most fascinating life filled with sex (he was the only man in a female dominated court), seduction, intrigue, espionage, theft, exile, treason, and possibly, execution. The French press reported that Leonard was convicted of treason and executed in Paris in 1793. However, it was also recorded that Leonard, after receiving a pension from the new King Louis XVIII, died in Paris in March 1820. Granted, Leonard was known as the magician of Marie-Antoinette's court, but how was it possible that he managed to die twice?"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"For the better part of the Queen Marie Antoinette's reign over France, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most ostentatious best. Marie Antoinette's Head tells the story of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's hairdresser and confidante, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aAutié, Léonard,$d1751?-1820.
600 00 $aMarie Antoinette,$cQueen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France,$d1755-1793.
600 00 $aMarie Antoinette,$cQueen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France,$d1755-1793$xFriends and associates.
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XVI, 1774-1793.
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$yRevolution$y1789-1799.
651 0 $aFrance$xCourt and courtiers$vBiography.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / France.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty.$2bisacsh