- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Greenhill Books; illustrated edition edition (30 Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1853673714
- ISBN-13: 978-1853673719
- Product Dimensions: 36 x 25.9 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 861,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book brings together 91 colour paintings by the artist Lucien Rousselot illustrating the four regiments of the Imperial Guard Cavalry, the accompaning text provides details on the Guard regiments'' uniforms and battles.'
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Military art at its height,
By Mike Saw (BARCELONA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Napoleon's Elite Cavalry: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard, 1804-1815. With Paintings by Lucien Rousselot (Hardcover)
Don't think so much.
This book is a must for napoleonic fans. You can expend minutes watching the astonishing detail of the drawings and uniforms. The compositions and the mastery in the drawing of soldiers and animals in action brings you to imagine this bloody era as an unforgettable epopee.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A must buy for anyone interested in Napoleonic Uniforms !,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Napoleon's Elite Cavalry: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard, 1804-1815. With Paintings by Lucien Rousselot (Hardcover)
Rousselot, together with Detaille and Messonier was one of the recognized authorities on french army uniforms. This book contains 91 superb plates from the Anne S.K. Brown collection and is divided in four sections regarding Chasseurs a Cheval, Horse Grenadiers , Dragoons and Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard, with a brief but complete description of each plate. Also included is a small glossary of terms, an overview of the history of the Guard cavalry plus a brief profile of some of the commanders of each regiment. An outstanding book !
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the Imperial Guard cavalry in all their splendor.,
By Eduardo J. Tellez A - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Napoleon's Elite Cavalry: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard, 1804-1815. With Paintings by Lucien Rousselot (Hardcover)
This book is, perhaps, one of the most beautiful been published this past year, and is certainly one not to be missed. A large format of 208 pages, containing 91 plates in full colour showing the cavalry of the Imperial Guard 1804-1815, as painted by Lucien Rousselot. This is the first time that these paintings have been collated in one volume. Each plate is accompanied by an expletive text, thus adding to the importance of this publication. In a series of wonderful full color plates, this superb book conveys the glory of soldiers of a military era surpassing the splendor of any other. This beautiful book brings together for the very first time the color plates by this celebrated artist illustrating the regiments of the Imperial Guard cavalry in all their splendor. A magnificent book that will simply take your breath away. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Magnificent,
By J. C. Attridge "lannes" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Napoleon's Elite Cavalry: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard, 1804-1815. With Paintings by Lucien Rousselot (Hardcover)
Not much more to say the paintings are gorgeous the large scale and quality of the paper a fitting surrounding and the text is actually interesting ( which is saying something for a uniform book ). All power to the publishers and a superb adornment to a Napoleoninc library
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