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)
s to theeye. Ihey were ofttn elaiorately interi)cnetratc(l and had (•omi)licatedi)ases. LoMi.AKi) Rr.NAissANCK. —Ihe foreign style was the early Renais-sance of North Italy of the Cathedral of Como, the Certo.sa of Pavia,the Miracoli Church at Ihescia, the I^oggia at Verona, and the PalazzoCorner… … II. TlMUKK IloiSK, [OICNV THE STYLE OF LOUIS XIL 13 little or no influence in France. Its leading characteristics are a strongfeeling for order and balance, and a general horizontality of effect,produced by the emphasis on cornices and the general use of theflat lintel, while the vertical members,…