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)
ng a pronounceddouble entasis and a disagreeable system of reeded fluting ; and finallythe supernumerary pair added at each end beyond the pediment, ina line with the two inner ranges of columns, though they may be neededto counteract the thrust of the concealed arches which carry theentablature,… … 440. Pantheon : Western Portico. 462 RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. strips at the angles, and a band enriched with swags ranging with thecapitals of the order. The row of arched windows at the base of theirwalls, now built up, can have added little to their charm, and the presenteffect of…