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)
sand detail belong to that style; yet Renaissance influence is visibly atwork, notably in the setting out of the court front with its noble schemeof fenestration and balustraded cornicione, and in the finely designedstair-tower with an oi)en loggia of coupled elliptical arches in each of itsfour… … fc- 18. CuMF.AU OK St Oup:n, Ciikmazk : Stair Towkk. THE STYLE OF LOUIS XIL 23 rudimentary type are applied to the turret windows, and the balustradesand internal treatment of the loggias are pure Italian, while the newelexhibits an inextricable mingling of the two styles (Figs. 10 and 17),Other…