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)
esewreaths, of nearly equal thickness throughout, and with pendent ends,arc looped uj) under window-sills, or repose on pediments (Fig. 430).A characteristic feature is an elhptical panel or window with a wreath ofthis kind suspended from its summit and hanging heavily down eachside (Fig. 421). The… … Dksign for Town House byJ. F. DE Neufforge. 595- rilK SrVLK ()!■ LCJUIS XVI. 419 vSincc llu LouisX\I. trcalniLiU IciUilsclt nuich less tothe leehniciue ofwrought iron llianthe Louis XV\, andapproached ratherthat of cast iron,many works of thep.riod are, in fact,wholly or partly cast.Examples are to…
