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)
271. Bureau des Marchands Drapiers, bv J.Bruand (1655): Rebuilt in Second CourtOF Hotel Carnavalet. 286 RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. … 272. Chateau of Maisons [-Laffitte], by F. Mansart (1642-51) Entrance Front. with the grand staircase. At the back of the court the lower storeycontaining the stables is arranged as a hemicycle, and the upper forms aterrace between a little chapel on the left reached by a separate stair-case, and a…