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 68
e nave of the Val de Grace. Unfortunately the simplerideals of earlier days were lost. The Jesuits became more and moreimmersed in political intrigues ; theatrical display and the most gorgeousand ostentatious splendour became necessary for their purposes, andall that was really worth keeping in… … C^^i»_^^^^^^ -^
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