A history of French architecture from the death of Mazarin till the death of Louis XV, 1661-1774 (1921)
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London : G. Bell and sons, ltd. · leaf 354
ncy, had insisted that it was essential notto leave the control in the hands of the gens de metier. Yet thestudent of history can show that the reign of the virtuoso ends againand again in chaos. The true purpose and function of the arts willnever be understood when interpreted by pedants such as… … APPENDIX SOUFFLOT AND THE DOME OF THE PANTHIiON IN the British Museum there is a collection of pamphlets dealingwith the controversy of the dome of the Pantheon. Among thewriters were Gauthey, Rondelet, Viel, Vaudoyer, Labanc, De Lagar-dette, De Wailly, Peyre, De Gisors, Radel, Giraud, and the…
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