In The Caesar of Paris , Susan Jaques reveals how Napoleon’s dueling fascination and rivalry informed his effort to turn Paris into “the new Rome”— Europe’s cultural capital—through architectural and artistic commissions around the city. His initiatives and his aggressive pursuit of antiquities and classical treasures from Italy gave Paris much of the classical beauty we know and adore today.

Pegasus Books, 2018.
ISBN: 9781681778693. 576 pp.
Illus.
Hardcover. Near fine in a near fine jacket.