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)
ision into a numberof small suites of rooms was main-tained, and the state staircase, beingplaced in the centre of the mainblock, prevented the possibility ofan uninterrupted suite of receptionrooms. Plans in Louis XHI. Phase.—One of the results of more settledgovernment was a new growth…