Hourticq, Louis, 1875-1944 · New York : Scribner · leaf 253
up cabinets which were much appre-ciated by his contempo-raries; they were markedby the qualities dear tothe age; these pieces offurniture, with their pre-cious materials and carefulworkmanship, were anepitome of the decorativewealth displayed in thegalleries (Fig. 481). From the lofty win-dows of… … arrangement of Le Notrespark. On this side thepalace presents its cere-monious fagade, unre-lieved save by the playof light on its innumerablewindows and pilasters(Fig. 479). Mansart wasnot obliviousof the Louvrecolonnade; like Pcrrault,he has decorated a storeyabove a solid ground-
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