Research Catalog

Title

The palace of Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti (ca. 1806-1813) : the untold story of the Potsdam of the rainforest = Der Palast von Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti (ca. 1806-1813) : das vergessene Potsdam im Regenwald / Gauvin Alexander Bailey ; translation English-German, Julian Hermann.

Author

Bailey, Gauvin A.

Publication

• Berlin : Deutscher Kunstverlag, [2017]
• ©2017

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Holdings

Details

Description

200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait; 21 cm

Summary

One of the most mysterious buildings in the Western hemisphere, King Henri Christophe's lavish neoclassical palace in the rain forest, enthrones the small Haitian town of Milot. Begun less than a decade after the Haitian Revolution for independence (1804) by the first black African king in the Americas, this massive monument was built to showcase Haiti's power and self-confidence. Despite its status as UNESCO World Heritage and a tourist attraction, the unusual building has never before been the subject of a study. On the basis of unpublished archival sources and exact photographic documentation, this book is the first to publish detailed information about the genesis this extraordinary architecture and the story of its builder.

Alternative Title

Der Palast von Sans-Souci in Milot, Haiti (ca. 1806-1813) : das vergessene Potsdam im Regenwald

Subjects

• Milot (Haiti) > Buildings, structures, etc
• Sans-Souci Palace (Milot, Haiti)
• Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820 > Palaces
• Architecture > Haiti > Milot > History

Note

• "Panofsky-Professur 2017 am Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte München"--Page [2].

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• Parallel texts in English and German.

ISBN

• 9783422074668
• 342207466X

OCLC

• on1019642933
• 1019642933
• SCSB-9008582

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries