Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 292
Fig. 161.—Colossal Order ofHotel Lamoignon, Paris. RENAISSANCE IN FRANCE, I non (Fig. 161) ; now towards the extreme of fancifuland unregulated detail, as in the portal of the Hotelde Vogiie at Dijon (Figure 56), or that of the Chateaudes Ifs. The French builders of the time seized uponthe… … Fig. 163.—Brick and Stone Architecture, Detail. severe criticism. A frequent fault is the exaggerationof the voussoirs of arches, and of hossages or pro-jecting blocks interrupting the architectural lines(PL VII, 12). But the French builders of this period introduced oneinnovation of the greatest…
Decoration and ornament
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