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...Louis XV's day it set their ancestors' tongues wagging from one end of France to the other. Frenchmen could only guess at what went on in the privacy of the little château. The royal architects discouraged prying eyes by setting its nine rooms-two boudoirs, dining room, a few guest rooms-in a small garden surrounded by a high wall. Even the servants were kept out of sight. The banquet room was equipped with an ingenious table volante, which could be lowered into the cellar, raised up again laden with delicacies. Louis or La Pompadour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: What's in a Wall? | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

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