Versailles Oscar London: Luxury From the Past

Oddly enough, the luxurious is never completely separate from the ordinary. Luxurious gold jewelry is made of the same gold found in nuggets or gold bars; shining diamonds are the same carbon found on diamond glass cutters; Michelangelo's marble and Picasso's paint were the same as those of other sculptors and painters; and the cakes for Marie Antoinette were made from the same wheat as simple bre...