A history of French architecture, from the reign of Charles VIII till the death of Mazarin (1911)
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London : G. Bell and sons, ltd. · leaf 118
n Museumshows this kind of work at its lowest level. The quaint decorations at Bussy Rabutin(1640) are another example. See below. In one of the rooms at Saint Loup the main beams of the ceilings are coveredwith leather gilt and painted with cupids, fruit, and flowers. Montgomery Ducey… … fii. Ml 1AL1-: I-. 50 MARIE DE MEDICIS, DE BROSSE, DU CERCEAU 51 or Salle des Gardes of Chiverny, the walls are painted with panelsof flowers, daffodils, lilies, tulips, and others, each with their Latinmotto; and the beams of the ceilings are covered with arabesques inwhite, black, green, yellow,…
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