The little pleasures of Paris
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The little pleasures of Paris
AUTHOR:
Jonath, Leslie, 1964-
Stewart, Lizzy.
ISBN:
9781452141725
PUBLICATION_INFO:
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2016.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm
ABSTRACT:
"A guide to Paris's most charming places, objects, and pastimes, complied by Leslie Jonath and illustrated by Lizzy Stewart. Organized by season and featuring 45 places and experiences--foods, parks, bakeries, museums, streets, festivals, and more--that are quintessentially Parisian, The Little Pleasures of Paris is a classic love-letter to the City of Light"-- Provided by publisher.
LE PRINTEMPS (SPRING): Parisian breakfast ; Parisian dogs ; The Thinker ; Stained-glass at St. Chapelle ; The Bird Market ; Marbles in Le Champs du Mars ; Les éclairs ; Les bouquinistes ; Paris shoes (Paris fashion) ; Chagall's Floating Bride and Groom ; Candied violets at Mere de Famille -- L'ÉTÉ (SUMMER): Luxumbourg Gardens ; Les marionettes ; Paris bridges ; The spray of the fountains at Beauborg ; La Rue Mouffetard ; Summer ferris wheel at Les Tuilieris ; Meta Mona Lisa ; The silver reflective balls at Palais Royale ; A picnic bench at Le Places des Voges ; Ice cream on the Ile St. Louis ; Fetes de la Musiques ; Bastille Day on Les Champs Elysee ; A quiet August dinner on the canals (St. Martins) -- L'AUTOMNE (AUTUMN): La Rentree (Le Goute) ; Roasted chestnuts ; Whir of traffic around the Arc de Triomphe ; Buttery apple tarts at La Poilane ; Gallery cats on Rue de Seine ; Mint tea served at the Mosque at Le Jardin des Plantes ; The masterpiece stamps ; Marche des timbres ; The winding stairs of Montmartre on a windy day ; An impression of time (clock) at the Musee d'Orsay ; Glow of lamps at Place Furstenberg ; Vintage cars ; La Parasolerie -- L'HIVER (WINTER): Early morning on the metro ; The gargoyles of Notre Dame ; Opera singers in Notre Dame ; Loomers at Les Gobelins ; Ice skating at l'Hotel de Ville ; Bowls of hot chocolate at Café Angelina ; Antique keys at the Flea Market ; Oyster plates at La Coupole/Brasseries ; Bundled children on the carousel at the Parc Monseau ; Paris by night (twinkling lights of Eiffel Tower).
SUBJECT:
| Streets -- France -- Paris -- History -- Pictorial works. |
| Paris (France) -- Description and travel. |
| Paris (France) -- Guidebooks. |
| Paris (France) -- Pictorial works. |
| Paris (France) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"A guide to Paris's most charming places, objects, and pastimes, complied by Leslie Jonath and illustrated by Lizzy Stewart. Organized by season and featuring 45 places and experiences--foods, parks, bakeries, museums, streets, festivals, and more--that are quintessentially Parisian, The Little Pleasures of Paris is a classic love-letter to the City of Light"--
LE PRINTEMPS (SPRING): Parisian breakfast ; Parisian dogs ; The Thinker ; Stained-glass at St. Chapelle ; The Bird Market ; Marbles in Le Champs du Mars ; Les éclairs ; Les bouquinistes ; Paris shoes (Paris fashion) ; Chagall's Floating Bride and Groom ; Candied violets at Mere de Famille -- L'ÉTÉ (SUMMER): Luxumbourg Gardens ; Les marionettes ; Paris bridges ; The spray of the fountains at Beauborg ; La Rue Mouffetard ; Summer ferris wheel at Les Tuilieris ; Meta Mona Lisa ; The silver reflective balls at Palais Royale ; A picnic bench at Le Places des Voges ; Ice cream on the Ile St. Louis ; Fetes de la Musiques ; Bastille Day on Les Champs Elysee ; A quiet August dinner on the canals (St. Martins) -- L'AUTOMNE (AUTUMN): La Rentree (Le Goute) ; Roasted chestnuts ; Whir of traffic around the Arc de Triomphe ; Buttery apple tarts at La Poilane ; Gallery cats on Rue de Seine ; Mint tea served at the Mosque at Le Jardin des Plantes ; The masterpiece stamps ; Marche des timbres ; The winding stairs of Montmartre on a windy day ; An impression of time (clock) at the Musee d'Orsay ; Glow of lamps at Place Furstenberg ; Vintage cars ; La Parasolerie -- L'HIVER (WINTER): Early morning on the metro ; The gargoyles of Notre Dame ; Opera singers in Notre Dame ; Loomers at Les Gobelins ; Ice skating at l'Hotel de Ville ; Bowls of hot chocolate at Café Angelina ; Antique keys at the Flea Market ; Oyster plates at La Coupole/Brasseries ; Bundled children on the carousel at the Parc Monseau ; Paris by night (twinkling lights of Eiffel Tower).