It really is a palace with just one of the best tales in French history—a minister overshadowing his king only to be pulled down to practically nothing. That’s the very long and small of Nicolas Fouqet, King Louis XIV, and the wonderful Vaux-le-Vicomte, a chateau south of Paris that is the matter of a pleasant new espresso table book from Flammarion, Vaux le Vicomte: A Personal Invitation. The e-book is the newest choice for our collection on lovely new vacation relevant coffee desk guides, Just Booked.

Even with its thrilling backstory and its central role in the improvement of French style—the architect (Le Vau), decorator (Le Brun), and landscape designer (Le Notre) all went on to style and design Versailles—Vaux-le-Vicomte does not have the exact same grip on the well-known tourist creativity as other French chateaux. This new tome, with text from Guillaume Picon and photographs by Bruno Ehrs, will hopefully improve that. The rooms captured are sumptuous and the vistas arresting—few rooms have at any time competed with the oval Grand Salon hunting out over Le Notre’s Baroque gardens. What is incredible is that the house is continue to in personal fingers, those of the de Vogüé spouse and children.

Specifically charming are photos from Vaux’s signature party. Each Saturday from late spring to early tumble, the chateau and grounds are lit totally by candles as they were being the evening of Nicolas Fouqet’s grand celebration that sealed his destiny with the Sunshine King.

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