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)
gher than the rooms behindthem, and are mere screens. The French critics, however, were blindedby the undeniable defects of the design to its real greatness. Itscolossal order with all its ungainliness, the long line of the massivecornicione, the rugged masonry of the plinth, the very monotony… … SCALE Of 4-u-u -* METRES _5£^LEOr4uiW+. 290. Berninis Design for LouvrePlan. From Blondel.
