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In the bookshop, you will find a very diverse choice of history books, biographies, CD, DVD…


« Château de Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts »
This album is a rich presentation of the Château, the Royal Appartements, and of the Fine Arts Museum.
Editions du Seuil

Selling price : 19.50 €











« Kéramos, 7000 ans d’histoire de la céramique » au Chateau Royal de Blois
This journal was published for the Kéramos exhibition of ceramics (from February 2 to Spetember 21) and is an indispensable aid before, during and after your visit of this superb collection…
French edition only.

Selling price : 3 €











tresor medicis « Trésors des Médicis »
This book was published for an exhibition of the collections of the famous Florentine art patrons, ’The Treasures of the Medicis", which took place at the Royal Château of Blois. This prestigious collection brings back to life the magnificence of art at its highest peak.
French edition only. Editions d’Art

Selling price : 8 €










« François 1er »
This book recounts how François I’s image was diffused from the 16th century onwards, not only by official Court portraits but also through currency, medallions, and engravings. It covers the course of evolution going from the predominately political image favored by the Renaissance up until the 19th century romanticist image of the gallant prince, the friend of artists. French edition only.
Editions d’Art.

Selling price : 15 €











livre - Nuances de Blois small « Nuances de Blois »
Photographs by Manolo Christian, emphasizing the light and colors of the city and the Loire. Text by Cécile de Collasson and Elisabeth Latrémolière.
French edition only. Editions Privat
Selling price : 30 €













« Les Clouets de Catherine de Médicis »
This book will let you discover nearly ninety drawings and portraits dating from the reign of François I to Charles IX. A delight for all amateurs of graphic masterpieces. French edition only.
Editions d’Art

Selling price : 30 €











« Promenade dans les jardins disparus »
Plants from the Middle Ages done after the Book of Hours of Anne de Bretagne (preserved in the department of manuscripts in the National Library of France). Discover them in the course of an imaginary walk and benefit from the appeasing power of this book, a constant source of surpriss.
French edition only. Editions Ouest-France

Selling price : 20 €











livre - La tapisserie small « La Tapisserie au Moyen Age »
Text by Fabienne Joubert, book on the Art of the Medieval Tapestry. This book allows you to discover the tastes of patrons at the end of the Middle Ages.
French edition only.

Selling price : 11 €










« La Reine Margot »
Novel by Alexandre Dumas. A résumé about France in 1572, during the Wars of Religion and the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre. The book cover was done according to the billing for the film "The Queen Margot".
French edition only. Editions Le Livre de Poche
Selling price 5.50 €