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)
monuments exhibit the same general aspect as those of the fifteenthcentury, but, on a closer observation, reveal a certain proportion ofItalian ideas, detail, and ornament. It charms by its picturesqueness,by its piquant combination of very dissimilar ideals, and by muchbeauty in individual parts.… … 38. Priory Church, Solesmes: Easter SErri.rHRE. \S^