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)
tower likemass terminates in aflat topped open lan-tern. In spite of thedelicacy of the detail,the richness of theornament, and theboldness of the mainconception the de-sign is not entirelysuccessful. The dif-ference in slope ofthe stairs at thevarious storeys,the divergence be-tween the rake of… … light, it cannot fail 50. Castle of Bi.ois : Interior of Great Stair. to strike with wonder and admiration as an exquisite piece of jewellerswork on a monumental scale. / Internally (Fig. 50) the effect is more completely satisfactory, for theawkward lines of the elevation are invisible, and the…
