{"product_id":"leseine-freres-french-villas-journal-architecture-nouvelle-belle-epoque","title":"Leseine Frères French Villas Journal — Architecture Nouvelle Belle Époque 19th-Century Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the second half of the 19th century, the suburbs of Paris were being invented — the railway had made it possible to live in Colombes or Enghien-les-Bains and work in the city, and a new class of bourgeois homeowners was commissioning villas that expressed their aspirations: comfortable, well-crafted, beautiful, and rooted in the historical traditions of French architecture; into this world came Paul and Albert Leseine, brothers and architects whose work in the Parisian suburbs united neo-medieval grandeur with a progressive conviction that beautiful architecture should be available to everyone — not just the aristocracy, not just the very wealthy, but the schoolteacher and the notary and the small businessman who wanted to live well in the new suburban France; the front cover features the Petit Hôtel à Colombes, designed for Mr. Pigache and published in Architecture Nouvelle, with its ornate brickwork, prominent corner tower with pointed roof, and harmonious mix of brick, glazed tiles, and wood rendered with the precision of 19th-century architectural draughtsmanship, while the back cover features the Hôtel de M. Decary, also in Colombes (Plate 66), its richly articulated façade drawing on medieval and Gothic sources in the progressive suburban tradition that made the Parisian banlieue one of the great architectural laboratories of the Belle Époque.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/new-old-time\/leseine-freres-belle-epoque-french-villa-architecture-nouvelle-colombes\"\u003eRead the full story →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: Matte laminated full-wrap print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitects, interior designers, and urban planners inspired by the progressive vision of the Leseine Frères and Belle Époque French villa design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench architecture enthusiasts and heritage lovers drawn to the neo-medieval grandeur of 19th-century Parisian suburban villas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrancophiles and lovers of historic European homes celebrating the Architecture Nouvelle tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents and educators of 19th-century architectural history and the development of the French banlieue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoughtful gift seekers looking for a beautifully designed journal for architects, designers, and lovers of French architectural heritage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone captivated by the Belle Époque ideal that beautiful, well-crafted architecture should be available to everyone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":62834604081521,"sku":"21572383034484983605","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/leseine-freres-petit-hotel-colombes-journal-standing.jpg?v=1769947796","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/leseine-freres-french-villas-journal-architecture-nouvelle-belle-epoque","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}