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)
one. There was atendency to replacearchitectural reredosesand baldacchinos bycompositions made upchiefly or entirely ofglories of sun-raysand clouds mingledwith figures of saintsand angels with flutter-ing draperies, as at StMaclou at Rouen andChartres Cathedral. A strong desire wasmanifested at… … 4o6 RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. and Toulouse Cathedrals, St Wulfran at Abbeville, St Ouen at Rouen.This fashion had the unfortunate result of bringing about the destruc-tion of many fine stone screens, such as that in St Germain IAuxerroisby Lescot and Goujon. Sometimes a rood-screen was…
