This hardcover book of 416 B/W and color pages presents the decorative arts on board the French liners, since the born of SS France in 1912 until the maiden voyage of the SS France in 1962.
This book gives to dream of a luxurious lifestyle, the visit of the fourteen largest transatlantic French highlights the organization of the spaces and makes us discover the style that renowned decorators have contributed to give to these floating hotels.
A biographical note on each of the designers present the work they have done in adapting to the technical constraints during this golden age of the French shipping companies.
This book also offers an unpublished work of comparative history, putting into perspective French and foreign achievements during these fifty years.
Thanks to an iconography of exceptional richness, this book revives the splendor of these ensembles today disappeared and highlights an unforgettable moment in the history of French heritage of the twentieth century.
The greatest artists and designers participated in this adventure:

Jacques Adnet, René Allard, André Arbus, Eric Bagge, Edgar Brandt, Jacques Carlu, Christofle, Germaine Darbois-Gaudin, Maurice Daurat, Dominique, Jacques Dumond, Jean Dunand, Ercuis, André Fréchet, Paul Follot, Henri Goulet, Blanche Jean Klotz-Gilles, René Lalique, Henri Mancel, Luc Lanel, Jules Leleu, Jean Leleu, Pierre-Paul Montagnac, Maxime Old, Henri Pacon, Jean Pascaud, Pierre Patout, Jean Perzel, Gilbert Poillerat, René Prou, Jean Puiforcat, Jacques Quinet, Georges-Eugène Raymond and Paul Roque, Jean-Maurice Rotchild, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Marius Ernest Sabino, Marc Simon, Baptistin Spade, Raymond Subes, Louis Süe and André Mare, Micheline Willemetz.

This book is a must-have for all decorators, antique dealers, furniture and Art lovers.

Contents:

• French luxury cruise ships: in the movement of history
• Beginning of the century, ambition and research
• SS France, 1912, The floating palace
• SS Paris, 1921, The Art Nouveau cruise ship
• A panorama of French decorative arts
• SS Ile de France, 1927, Born of a style "paquebot"
• Three small ships, laboratory of ideas
• SS Lafayette, 1930
• SS Colomplain, 1931
• SS Champlain, 1932
• The time for masterpieces
• SS Atlantique, 1930
• SS Normandie, 1935
• SS vanguard of the 40s
• SS Pasteur, 1939
• SS Renaissance
• SS Ile de France, 1949
• SS Liberte, 1950, change of identity of a ship
• Two "sister-ships" of the 50'
• SS Flandre, 1952
• SS Antilles, 1953
• Modern liner
• SS France, 1962
• The liners and their decorators

The French texts are written by Frédéric Olivier, Aymeric Perroy and Franck Sénant.

Printed in 2011, this book is NEW and is 9 inches x 11-½ inches ( 23 cm x 29 cm )