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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Bashor, Will
Titre(s) : Marie Antoinette's head [Texte imprimé] : the royal hairdresser, the queen, and the Revolution / Will Bashor
Publication : Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2013
Description matérielle : xix, 299 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24
cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. (pages 263-268). Index
"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?" ; "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"
Sujet(s) : Léonard (1750?-1820)
Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793 ; reine de France) -- Mode
France -- 1774-1792 (Louis XVI)
France -- 1789-1799 (Révolution)
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
944.035 092 (23e éd.) = Histoire - France - 1774-1789 - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780762791538 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47451703c
Notice n° :
FRBNF47451703
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Family Tree -- ; Map -- ; Chronology -- ; Cast of Historical Characters -- ; A Note
on Sources -- ; A Note on Titles of Nobility -- ; Prologue -- ; Part 1.. The Mania
-- ; 1.. Léonard the Magician -- ; 2.. The King's New Mistress -- ; 3.. The Court
of Versailles -- ; 4.. Captivating a Queen and Her Subjects -- ; 5.. "Le Pouf Sentimental"
-- ; Part 2.. The Queen's Confidant -- ; 6.. A Hairdresser's Gossip -- ; 7.. The Queen's
Temperament -- ; 8.. The Monsieur's Theater -- ; Part 3.. The Clouds of Revolution
-- ; 9.. The Fatal Banquet -- ; 10.. The Flight of the Royal Family -- ; 11.. The
Other Léonard -- ; 12.. The Fatal Message -- ; 13.. Léonard in Exile -- ; Part 4..
The Struggles to Survive -- ; 14.. Sorrowful Events -- ; 15.. The Queen Is No More
-- ; 16.. Leonard Resumes the Comb -- ; 17.. Sixteen Years Later -- ; 18.. Leonard's
Final Ruse -- ; Afterword -- ; Acknowledgments -- ; Selected Bibliography -- ; List
of Illustrations and Credits -- ; Endnotes -- ; Index.
