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)
ircular apse. The vestibule has a barrelvault and the apse a semi-dome. The nave is divided into five squarebays by columns standing free in front of square piers, and carryingsemicircular arches; each bay is roofed by a circular saucer-dome onpendentives. The great thickness of the walls permits… … or sacristy on each side of the apse. The widely spaced single columnshave a weak appearance, but in other respects the interior is finelyproportioned and of considerable impressiveness. It is very richlydecorated. In addition to the main Corinthian order, and standinglike it on a pedestal, is an…
