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)
a design shouldhave emanated fromsome obscure builderof the calibre, say,of a Le Breton, it isdifficult to see whatarchitect but Prima-ticcio was to befound in Francecapable of producingit. Several reasonscombined to com-mend him to Catha-rine. Not only hadhe given proof of hisarchitectural… … 145- TIIK STVT.K OF IIKNIxV II. ^51