This scholarly work examines the royal furniture storage (garde-meuble) of France and its administrators from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. The author traces the development of this important royal institution responsible for managing and preserving the Crown's furniture, tapestries, and decorative arts collections. Drawing on archival sources, the study illuminates the administrative structures, personnel, and practices that governed the acquisition, maintenance, and distribution of royal furnishings during a period of significant artistic and political change in French history. The book provides insight into the material culture of the French monarchy and the professional roles of those who managed these valuable cultural assets.

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