The architecture of the Renaissance in France; a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influence from 1495 to 1830 (1911)
ccupy similar projectionson the opposite one. The recesses on the side elevations are formed,as it were, into external apses of semi-octagonal plan, possibly for useas open-air theatres. Northern Provinces.—In Normandy are several notable ex-amples of Francis I. chateaux. The main block of Fontaine… … 71. Cash.k ok La Rochefl .d : View in Court, THE STYLE OF FRANCIS I. 75 casual attack. The buildingssurround a large rectangularcourt and are in stone withsquared flint diapers, a methodof decoration characteristic ofthe district, while the stables andbyres are in half timber. Arichly pa*^terned…
