Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 261
, the finest remaining monument of this period oftransition is the Cardinals tomb in the cathedral ofRouen: the masterpiece of Roland or RouUand Leroux(Figure 47). This tomb was not erected until 1525, but 185 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT it is absolutely in the maturer style of the Transition,in which we… … Fig. 140.—End Elevation, Tomb of Francis II, Duke of Beittant, Nantes. Flamboyant Gothic style, and it here resisted for a longtime the inroads of the Italian or antique manner,except in subordinate details, in which the old and newstyles are constantly and curiously mixed. But thismixture was by…
Decoration and ornament
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