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)
oge or bULLV, r.v J. LeMercier (1624-30). From Mariette. Louvre Court.—Louis XIII. had small love for the Louvre, andpreferred his liule hunting-box at Versailles, but Richelieu had higherideas of the dignity of the monarchy and deemed that the royal palacein the capital should be placed beyond all… … 224, St Germain-en-Lave : Chateau Neup^ (i594)- From an Old Print. double the length of each side, thus quadrupling the extent of the court.Le Mercier, with admirable self-restraint, allowed himself to be guidedin almost every detail by the existing work. The western and southernwings with the…
