A Mechanical Desk in Royal Treasures from the Louvre at the Legion of Honor

Featured in Royal Treasures from the Louvre: Louis XIV to MarieAntoinette (on view through March 17, 2013 at the Legion of Honor), this extraordinary mechanical desk conceals a bookcase that rises from the back, and the drawers contain a writing slope, a removable laptop desk, and a flap that could be used as a priedieu for prayer. In the mideighteenth century, with the smaller private living quarters of fashionable interiors, tables that could serve several functions became one of the wonders of moder br, br,