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Castles and chateaux of old Touraine and the Loire country (1906)

Mansfield, Milburg Francisco, 1871- · Boston, L. C. Page · leaf 136

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but in itsinterpolated details and symbolism as well. It was at this time, too, that Frangois beganto introduce the famous salamander into his Chambord 99 devices and ciphers; that most significant em-blem which one may yet see on wall and ceil-ing of Chambord surrounded by the motto: Je me nourris… … Arms of Franpois Premier, at Chambord ous and are admirably planned and decorated,though, almost without exception, bare to-dayof furniture or furnishings. To quote the opinion of Blondel, the cele-brated French architect: The Chateau deChambord, built under Frangois I. andHenri II., from the…

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